digger

Definition of diggernext
chiefly Australian & New Zealand

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of digger Bulldozers and a John Deere digger sit behind the house and near the concrete pad. Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026 There are a few other wasps that nest in the ground, commonly referred to as digger wasps. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 May 2026 Levitation has unveiled the first wave of its 2026 lineup, again turning the city into a four-day fever dream of fuzz pedals, black clothing and committed crate-digger energy. Spin Staff, SPIN, 28 May 2026 He was ultimately stopped after his father got into a digger and damaged the bulldozer’s cab enough to force it to stop, according to the BBC. Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026 Many solitary wasps dig nesting chambers in sandy soils, like the cicada killer and the great golden digger wasps. Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026 Use a fishtail weeder or dandelion digger after rain or watering when the soil is soft and forgiving. Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026 Though the role required sacrificing vanity, when Catherine's father (Ralph Richardson) destroys her chances to marry a gold-digger (Montgomery Clift), the double betrayal transforms the shy woman into an iron maiden. Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026 Beyond the record bins, the event includes a full lineup of local and nationally known vinyl DJs, headlined by legendary producer and crate-digger Diamond D. Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for digger
Noun
  • French gendarmes buzzed around in motorboats off the coast of Evian on Saturday, and one officer hoisted up a bulky drone-interception device in a display of the security measures being rolled out for the summit.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 June 2026
  • Set in the lush forests and fields of northeastern France, this excitingly offbeat first feature from Sarah Arnold depicts a gory factional war between hunters and farmers, haves and have-nots, with one depressed fish-out-of-water gendarme caught in the middle.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • In 2014 she was made a dame, the female equivalent of a knight, for services to the arts and to charity.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026
  • The music video, directed by Lance Oppenheim and Pablo Rochat, opens with Bridgers in a renaissance fair outfit, sitting in the backseat of a motorcycle as an armored knight drives.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Defending champions Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo return to Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, where the world's top competitive eaters push the limits of human consumption in a 10-minute race against the clock.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • All three games of series were sellouts — a testament to the fandom of the two-time defending World Series champions and the team’s international baseball star, Ohtani.
    Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • And a quieter sky genuinely matters to veterans with PTSD, to parents of sensory-sensitive kids, and to every dog that spends the Fourth wedged under a bed.
    Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Condrey is a writer, veteran and formerly homeless resident of San Diego.
    David Lee Condrey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • The former Naval Academy graduate and reservist said seeing NASCAR and the Navy come together carried meaning beyond motorsports.
    Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • Watson, an Air Force reservist recently assigned to the 10th Air Force, spent nearly a decade as a command weapons systems officer with the 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.
    Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Currently, the recruiting cycle is in a period in which recruits haven’t been able to make campus visits.
    Gary Bedore July 2, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • Four recruits have been hospitalized, according to Castro and a source with knowledge of the situation who was not authorized to talk to the press.
    Steven Beynon, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • About two-thirds of the growth in the state’s Medi-Cal spending was driven by higher costs per enrollee, not by adding more people to the program, the analysts found.
    Andrew Graham April 29, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Womack was the only early enrollee on the team last season, seeing 104 snaps as a true freshman.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026

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“Digger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digger. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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