gravedigger
noun
a person whose occupation is digging graves.
gravediggers
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pluralof gravedigger.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In a secluded area of La Esperanza cemetery in La Guaira, gravediggers buried more than 150 bodies still unidentified since the earthquakes, AFP journalists saw.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
When he visited her grave, he saw a pile of stones and had an epiphany as he realised that, when gravediggers make space for a coffin, they don't return the stones they have displaced.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
On Monday afternoon, half a dozen gravediggers took a break in the shade, waiting for the latest coffin to inter at the cemetery, called Lychakiv.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
Berger, who lost 20 kilograms to see the chamber himself, believes the stones show ancient gravediggers excavated the pit, digging up dirt and stones, setting them aside, and then using them to cover the body.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 4, 2023
Most were attached to labor battalions, as cooks and stevedores, laborers and gravediggers.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
