digger

Definition of diggernext
chiefly Australian & New Zealand

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of digger He was ultimately stopped after his father got into a digger and damaged the bulldozer’s cab enough to force it to stop, according to the BBC. Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026 Many solitary wasps dig nesting chambers in sandy soils, like the cicada killer and the great golden digger wasps. Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026 Use a fishtail weeder or dandelion digger after rain or watering when the soil is soft and forgiving. Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026 Though the role required sacrificing vanity, when Catherine's father (Ralph Richardson) destroys her chances to marry a gold-digger (Montgomery Clift), the double betrayal transforms the shy woman into an iron maiden. Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026 Beyond the record bins, the event includes a full lineup of local and nationally known vinyl DJs, headlined by legendary producer and crate-digger Diamond D. Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026 As one of the men operated the mechanical digger, the other stood by with the wheelbarrow, into which his co-worker dumped an occasional load of earth mixed with stones, to go on a refuse heap in a corner of the cemetery. Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026 The hydrogen digger’s deployment follows earlier trials at Gallagher’s Hermitage Quarry in Kent. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025 Grab your bulb digger and set out these fabulous flowering bulbs for show-stopping spring blooms. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for digger
Noun
  • Set in the lush forests and fields of northeastern France, this excitingly offbeat first feature from Sarah Arnold depicts a gory factional war between hunters and farmers, haves and have-nots, with one depressed fish-out-of-water gendarme caught in the middle.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
  • Enter Orsolya, who shows up at the door with some gendarmes and an official eviction notice and gives Ion twenty minutes to quit the premises.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • As the story goes, in the 17th century the dragon nightly terrorized Palma, devouring residents until sword-wielding knight Bartomeu Coch slew it, named it and gifted the dead monster to his fiancée, Na Coca Rossello.
    Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
  • There, like a knight in a castle armory, you will be agog at the choices.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 35 points and nine assists, but for the eighth consecutive season the NBA will have a new champion.
    Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
  • The Spurs outlasted the reigning champions, Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 in a tense deciding game.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • Now a member of the Indiana Fever, the veteran big still has love for the Golden State organization.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
  • CreatiVets, the nonprofit behind the event, works with veterans struggling with trauma and the difficult transition to civilian life by pairing them with professional songwriters and artists.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Meyer, 37, recently reenlisted in the Marines as a reservist some 15 years after being awarded of Medal of Honor for his service in the Middle East.
    Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
  • The Israeli military said explosive drones launched by Hezbollah had fallen within Israeli territory, and one Israeli reservist soldier had been severely injured.
    Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • Isak’s injury problems did not make things easier for the Swedish striker to settle while Florian Wirtz, another expensive attacking recruit at 116 million pounds, did not score his first goal until after Christmas.
    Mark Hodge, NBC news, 30 May 2026
  • Things take an odd turn for the young recruit as a mysterious virtual screen appears only to Seong-jae, assigning him a mission to cook for his fellow soldiers.
    Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • About two-thirds of the growth in the state’s Medi-Cal spending was driven by higher costs per enrollee, not by adding more people to the program, the analysts found.
    Andrew Graham April 29, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Womack was the only early enrollee on the team last season, seeing 104 snaps as a true freshman.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026

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“Digger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digger. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.

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