plural dredgers
: something (such as a barge or a machine) that is used for dredging : dredge entry 2
The groups blame the use of the "Newhaven" scallop dredger, common since the 1970s, for deeper and more damaging fishing practices than ever before.—
Tony Diver
Tony DiverWhy buy expensive sand, sourced from licensed mines, when you can anchor your dredger in some remote estuary, blast the sand out of the riverbed with a water jet and suck it up?—Neil Tweedie
Neil Tweedie
plural dredgers
: a container with a perforated top that is used to coat food (as with flour or sugar) by sprinkling
While still warm, shake over some sugar from a dredger, then cut into squares or fingers.—Maxine Gordon
Maxine GordonExamples of dredger in a Sentence
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
In addition to the severing of Matsu’s internet cable, Chinese sand dredgers surrounded the islands in 2021, forcing the Taiwanese Coast Guard to run round-the-clock patrols.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 16 Dec. 2024
The dredger sank, killing three of its crew and leaving two missing, according to multiple media reports.
—USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
The dredger Tianqi is engaged in similar activities throughout the Paracels.
—Andrew S. Erickson, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2015
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In 2021, the Russian government announced a $72 million investment in the site which makes civilian vessels, dredgers, tugs, and LNG bunkering ships.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
In addition to the severing of Matsu’s internet cable, Chinese sand dredgers surrounded the islands in 2021, forcing the Taiwanese Coast Guard to run round-the-clock patrols.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 16 Dec. 2024
The dredger sank, killing three of its crew and leaving two missing, according to multiple media reports.
—USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
The dredger Tianqi is engaged in similar activities throughout the Paracels.
—Andrew S. Erickson, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2015
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“Dredger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dredger. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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