digger

noun

dig·​ger ˈdi-gər 

1

a

: one that digs

b

: a tool or machine for digging

2

Digger dated, offensive : an Indigenous person of the western United States from a culture (such as that of the Paiute) that traditionally dug roots for food

3

or Digger chiefly Australia and New Zealand : an Australian or New Zealand soldier

Examples of digger in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Other footage captures diggers, and people with picks and shovels. — Bhadra Sharma, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

But for this film incarnation of Graham’s story, Boyle wanted an Australian to portray the man labelled the ‘Dirty Digger’. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

And Tom Cruise looked likely to kick off his own lead-acting campaign for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Digger on the lagoon, following in the footsteps of Oscar winners like The Whale’s Brendan Fraser and Poor Things’s Emma Stone. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

In addition to the forthcoming Digger and the Days sequel, Cruise is also returning to the Maverick role in a third Top Gun film. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for digger

• bigger
• jigger
• rigger
• rigor
• trigger
• vigor
• gravedigger
• obligor
• outrigger