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dig⋅ger

  [dig-er]
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–noun
1. a person or an animal that digs.
2. a tool, part of a machine, etc., for digging.
3. (initial capital letter) Also called Digger Indian. a member of any of several Indian peoples of western North America, esp. of a tribe that dug roots for food.
4. an Australian or New Zealand soldier of World War I.
5. (initial capital letter) English History. a member of a group that advocated the abolition of private property and began in 1649 to cultivate certain common lands.
6. Slang. a person hired by a scalper to buy tickets to a show or performance for resale by the scalper at inflated prices.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see dig 1 , -er 1
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dig·ger   (dĭg'ər)   
n.  

    1. A person or animal that digs: a digger of gardens; a digger for information.

    2. A tool or machine used for digging or excavating.

    3. A soldier from Australia in World War I and World War II.

    4. A soldier from New Zealand in World War I.

  2. Informal

    1. A soldier from Australia in World War I and World War II.

    2. A soldier from New Zealand in World War I.

  3. also Digger or Digger Indian Offensive Used as a disparaging term, especially in the 19th century, for a member of any of various Native American peoples of the Great Basin, such as the Utes, Paiutes, and Western Shoshones.


[Sense 3, from their use of digging sticks as foraging tools.]
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