GRAVEDIGGER

gravedigger

(noun) a person who earns a living by digging graves

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gravedigger (plural gravediggers)

A person employed to dig graves.

A necrophore, or burying beetle.

Usage notes

• Not used of a modern cemetery worker who uses a mechanical digger.

Source: Wiktionary


Grave"dig`ger, n.

1. A digger of graves.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: See Burying beetle, under Bury, v. t.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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