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
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The hydrogen digger’s deployment follows earlier trials at Gallagher’s Hermitage Quarry in Kent.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
The diggers pulled up a pile of forks.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Grab your bulb digger and set out these fabulous flowering bulbs for show-stopping spring blooms.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Lassale agreed the fossil diggers in Morocco often work in challenging conditions, including temperatures as high as 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), and with minimal protective equipment, while earning about 120 to 180 Moroccan dirhams (about $13 to $20) daily.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
But several online corporate dirt-diggers, including Matt Stoller, Francine McKenna, The Lever, and The Capitol Forum, drew attention to personnel changes at the DOJ immediately prior to its approval of the deal.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
Collectors, DJs, and crate-diggers who've seen what works, what breaks, and what's worth every dollar.
—Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2025
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
The diggers pulled up a pile of forks.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Grab your bulb digger and set out these fabulous flowering bulbs for show-stopping spring blooms.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Lassale agreed the fossil diggers in Morocco often work in challenging conditions, including temperatures as high as 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), and with minimal protective equipment, while earning about 120 to 180 Moroccan dirhams (about $13 to $20) daily.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
But several online corporate dirt-diggers, including Matt Stoller, Francine McKenna, The Lever, and The Capitol Forum, drew attention to personnel changes at the DOJ immediately prior to its approval of the deal.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
Collectors, DJs, and crate-diggers who've seen what works, what breaks, and what's worth every dollar.
—Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Digger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digger. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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