DIGGERS Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

diggers

noun

plural of digger, chiefly Australian & New Zealand

as in gendarmes

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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
Another 170 gendarmes, or law enforcement officers, have also been dispatched to the region to support the firefighting effort.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Definition of gendarmes

Noun

The Heat has been cycling through players on Exhibit 10 deals, which is a path to funnel both prospects and veterans to its G-League affiliate in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
The 41-year-old James signed a modest $8 million, two-year contract on the veterans’ minimum with the Sixers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of veterans

Noun

At the same time, Sobyanin, who is widely seen as a pragmatist, has rebuffed calls by Russian hawks for a broad mobilization of conscripts and putting the entire economy on a war footing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Peyr’s book was inspired by the real case of the disappeared of Mourmelon, in which a number of young men, most of them military conscripts, went missing over several years in the 1980s.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of conscripts

Noun

The last three national champions—Michigan, Ohio State and Indiana—lost a combined total of one game.

— Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
The Panthers open the 2026-27 season at the Carolina Hurricanes, the newest Stanley Cup champions, on Tuesday.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of champions

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