excavator
noun
ex·ca·va·tor
ˈek-skə-ˌvā-tər 
: one that excavates
especially
: a power-operated shovel
Examples of excavator in a Sentence
The excavators found ancient tools at the site.
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And finally, there were a bunch who don’t go to any of the smaller, more specialized conferences, like Ed, who operates excavators and has followed bitcoin for years, now planning on starting a small mining operation.
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Korok Ray, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Crews in Washington, D.C., use concrete saws, jackhammers and excavators to dismantle the Black Lives Matter Plaza street mural, created two blocks north of the White House as a symbol during the 2020 protests against the murder of George Floyd, March 11, 2025.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 8 June 2025
The authority said its preliminary assessment is that three excavators and six trucks were buried by the landslide.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
With the help of modern surveying equipment, excavators and a group of volunteers, archaeologists moved the massive granite megaliths stone by stone.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2025
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Korok Ray, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Crews in Washington, D.C., use concrete saws, jackhammers and excavators to dismantle the Black Lives Matter Plaza street mural, created two blocks north of the White House as a symbol during the 2020 protests against the murder of George Floyd, March 11, 2025.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 8 June 2025
The authority said its preliminary assessment is that three excavators and six trucks were buried by the landslide.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
With the help of modern surveying equipment, excavators and a group of volunteers, archaeologists moved the massive granite megaliths stone by stone.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for excavator
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“Excavator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excavator. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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excavator
noun
ex·ca·va·tor
ˈek-skə-ˌvāt-ər
: an instrument used to open bodily cavities (as in the teeth) or remove material from them
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