diggers

plural of digger, chiefly Australian & New Zealand

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for diggers
Noun
  • Some 80,000 police and gendarmes were set to be deployed throughout the day, including riot units, drones and armored vehicles.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Facility one-upsmanship, all in the name of attracting better recruits, led to practice facilities with mini-golf courses (Clemson), marble showers in the locker room (Oregon) and sensory deprivation tanks (Georgia).
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Three class of 2026 recruits have decommitted from the program in 2025, including two four-star players in Bryson Beaver and Tradon Bessinger.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The annual event is a tribute to the service and sacrifice of veterans and their families.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The Last Drop Distillers was founded by spirits industry veterans Tom Jago and James Espey in 2008, with a focus on finding and bottling the literal last drops of rare spirits from around the world.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • But such streaks of humor and tenderness inevitably give way to the next atrocity, as Hothead conscripts Chicken into her mission to dispatch men.
    Jo Livingstone, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • This will require compromise among leaders who prioritize raising compensation for career soldiers and extending the service of conscripts and those who favor fielding new military capabilities.
    PHILIP H. GORDON, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Kayla Poirier didn’t get the glory that comes associated with scoring a goal, but without a couple skillful touches by the senior, Mahtomedi would no longer have a chance to repeat as state champions.
    Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Thunder stay unbeaten in title defense Around the league, there were five games played on Tuesday night, including the defending champions taking the floor to continue their lightning start to their title defense.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Diggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diggers. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on diggers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!