gravedigger

English

Etymology

From grave + digger.

Pronunciation

Noun

gravedigger (plural gravediggers)

  1. A person employed to dig graves.
  2. A necrophore, or burying beetle.

Usage notes

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

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