DIGGER Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

digger

noun

Definition of digger

chiefly Australian & New Zealand

as in gendarme

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Recent Examples of digger 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 See All Example Sentences for digger

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Noun

During the Paris Commune of 1871, a socialist tailor named Herminie Cadolle experimented with corset design in the hope of allowing women to move around more freely and, presumably, evade the gendarmes.

— Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Lucienne, a mountain girl charmed by Ortiz, eased their passage by bribing the right gendarme.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of gendarme

Noun

Published by Curvebender in honor of Martin’s centenary, the book features a new foreword written by another knight of the turntable, Sir Paul McCartney.

— Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
Cuban Knight Anole Cuban knight anoles are the bigger, greener cousins to a brown anole.

— Alex Harris August 25, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of knight

Noun

Neither, however, will have completed three Grand Tours in four months like the people’s champion, Sepp Kuss.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold’s 2026 season debut lasted just one drive before a hip injury knocked out the Super Bowl champion.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of champion

Noun

After Ekwonu ruptured his patellar tendon in the playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams, the Panthers signed veteran tackle Rasheed Walker to a one-year deal in free agency, then drafted Freeling with the 19th pick a month later.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Sharperson, a producer and veteran actor, has more than 20 years of network television and commercial experience.

— E'Ian West, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of veteran

Noun

In December 2023, Eisenkot’s youngest son, Gal, a reservist in an elite military unit, was killed in an operation to locate the bodies of Israeli hostages in the northern Gaza Strip.

— Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026
Coady, 20, a sophomore at Drake University and an Army reservist from West Des Moines had joined the Army Reserve while in college.

— Chris Kenning, USA Today, 26 July 2026

Definition of reservist

Noun

Many top high school recruits these days commit to schools expecting to start as true freshmen and hit the league in three years.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Rogers will speak in Dallas on Thursday evening and is one of the GOP’s top recruits in a must-win Senate race for Democrats.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of recruit

Noun

The four-star prospect originally signed with Stanford but left the program after going through spring practice as an early enrollee.

— Antonio Morales, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Medicaid was meant to provide health care to the vulnerable — a pregnant mother, a disabled father, a poor child — but the most common new enrollee of the past decade has been an able-bodied adult.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of enrollee

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