excavator

1. A person who excavates.

   the excavators of an ancient Egyptian tomb

   Gräber, Gräberin

   копа́тельkopátelʹ, землеко́пzemlekóp, копа́льщикkopálʹščik

   копа́чkopáč, землеко́пzemlekóp, граба́рhrabár

   a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying

2. A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc.

   Bagger, Tieflöffelbagger, Aushubmaschine

   экскава́торekskavátor

   екскава́торekskavátor

3. A curette used to scrape out pathological material.

1. Sami was digging up his yard with an excavator.

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2. One of the two excavators at the construction site has completely disappeared and was probably stolen.

   deVon den beiden Baggern auf der Baustelle ist einer spurlos verschwunden, wahrscheinlich geklaut. — Yorwba

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3. They’re using an excavator and hand picks to try and chip away, desperately hoping to find more survivors.

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