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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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