EXCAVATOR

excavator

(noun) a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

excavator (plural excavators)

A person who excavates.

A curette used to scrape out pathological material.

A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc; a backhoe; digger.

Hyponyms

• dragline, dragline excavator

Source: Wiktionary


Ex"ca*va`tor, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, excavates or hollows out; a machine, as a dredging machine, or a tool, for excavating.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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