gravedigger
gravedigger · gravediggers
могильник, гробар
могильщик, гробокопатель
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A person employed to dig gravesA person employed to dig graves.
UK/ˈɡɹeɪvˌdɪɡ.ə(ɹ)/US/ˈɡɹeɪvˌdɪɡ.əɹ/
» Tom is a gravedigger.
Meaning
2 sensesA person employed to dig graves.
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моги́льщикmogílʹščik, гробокопа́тельgrobokopátelʹ
моги́льникmohýlʹnyk, гроба́рhrobár
a person who earns a living by digging graves
A necrophore, or burying beetle.
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моги́льникmohýlʹnyk
Examples
5 sentencesTom is a gravedigger.
Tom was a gravedigger.
The gravedigger was left by an avalanche.
Should I call a gravedigger or an ambulance?
deSoll ich einen Totengräber oder einen Krankenwagen rufen?
In the past, the gravedigger would dig graves by hand, transport bodies with ox-drawn carts, and maintain the tombs.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
a person employed to dig graves:
Русский
By meaning 1
a person employed to dig graves:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a person employed to dig graves:
Origin
From grave + digger.From grave + digger.
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Forms
plural: gravediggers| Singular | gravedigger |
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regular
Word family
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