WHAT DOES DIGGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of digger in the English dictionary
The first definition of digger in the dictionary is a person, animal, or machine that digs. Other definition of digger is a miner, esp one who digs for gold. Digger is also a tool or part of a machine used for excavation, esp a mechanical digger fitted with a head for digging trenches.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIGGER»
The term «digger» is very widely used and occupies the
21.789 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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5 QUOTES WITH «DIGGER»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
digger.
I am called a gold digger all the time. I don't care. There is nothing you can do about what other people say.
I figured my wife was about to start law school. If that whole baseball pitching thing didn't work out, I had something to fall back on. I figure I'd put a ring on her finger. Turns out she was the smart one. Turns out she was the gold digger, not me.
I've been a DJ, janitor, ditch digger, waitress, computer instructor, programmer, mechanic, web developer, clerk, manager, marketing director, tour guide and dorm manager, among other things.
Bourgeois class domination is undoubtedly an historical necessity, but, so too, the rising of the working class against it. Capital is an historical necessity, but, so too, its grave digger, the socialist proletariat.
My father always said, 'I don't care if you're a ditch digger, as long as you're the best ditch digger in the world.'
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIGGER»
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digger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
digger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
In a variation of the classic lullaby, a father reassures his son that the boy is better than a dump truck, a backhoe, or even a bulldozer when it comes to digging.
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Inventing Anzac: The
Digger and National Mythology
Through an examination of the folk traditions of the digger and the institutional tradition of Anzac, this book traces the origins and development of that mythology in the culture and everyday life of Australia in both war and peace.
A young boy imagines how he will use his digger to make a park where he and his little brother can play.
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Gold
Digger: A Klondike Mystery
Gold Digger is the first in a new series featuring Fiona MacGillivray, her son Angus, NWMP Constable Richard Sterling, and the town at the heart of the Last Great Gold Rush, Dawson, Yukon Territory.
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A Bona Fide Gold
Digger
Wrongfully accused of a criminal act that causes her to lose her high-power career, Milan Walden accepts a job as a live-in companion to a terminally ill millionaire with whom she forges a twisted relationship that culminates in a bizarre ...
Rhymes and colorful illustrations invite young readers to meet their favorite trucks and vehicles face-to-face.
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W.H. Downing's
Digger dialects
The words and phrases used by Australian personnel in World War I were recorded 'live' in 1919 by W.H. Downing and are presented here with editorial comments and additions by J.M. Arthur andW.S. Ramson.
Walter Hubert Downing, Jay Mary Arthur, William Stanley Ramson, 1990
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The Little Yellow
Digger
The story of The Little Yellow Digger was created from a real event, when one of Betty and Alan's grandchildren excitedly told them about a digger getting stuck in the mud next to their house and they had to bring a 'bigger digger' to help ...
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A Gold
Digger in Every Woman
This book is geared to show younger generations what society, the civil authorities or the religious institutions would no dare to say: The bare and nonconvoluted truth about the complexities of love, sex, marraige and divorce.
"Goodnight fire truck, Goodnight train. Goodnight bus and even bigger... Best of all, say goodnight digger!" A little boy says goodnight to all his toys, but who is the favourite? Why, it's Digger of course!
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIGGER»
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digger is used in the context of the following news items.
Guernsey sewage project: Digger recovered from undersea trench …
Digger stuck in undersea trench off Guernsey's east coast The contractor said the work due to be carried out this week would not be delayed. «BBC News, Jul 15»
Carton brewing readies release of Digger, a clam ale [VIDEO] | NJ.com
Atlantic Highlands beer maker Carton Brewing will release a unique beer Sunday in it's taproom called Digger, a clam ale brewed with ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
Digger used to rescue worker from four-metre hole Ι Construction …
Fire crews used an excavator to rescue a construction worker from a four metre hole on a site in Oxfordshire on Monday night. Oxfordshire ... «Construction Enquirer, Jul 15»
Herefordshire man killed brother-in-law 'with digger'
A man killed his brother-in-law by striking him with a digger as they worked together on a trench, a court has heard. Adi Andrews was found at ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
One seat will be empty at this year's Digger Day
THIS year's Digger Day will take on a solemn feeling with one of the day's special guests, World War II veteran, 93-year-old Roy Cornford ... «South Coast Register, Jul 15»
Digger stolen from Dengie farm
Police are appealling for witnesses following the theft of a yellow JCB mini digger and trailer. Entry was made to a farm on Bradwell Road, ... «Essex County Standard, Jul 15»
Guernsey sewage project: Digger falls into undersea trench - BBC …
Attempt to remove digger stuck during work on the Guernsey sewage outfall pipe project Further attempts to recover the digger are due to be ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
Workman, 31, dies after plummeting four storeys inside digger …
Drop: The worker died when his digger fell from the Cadbury factory "The opening was not properly protected to prevent the machine falling ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
Pegswood family in shock after devoted dad killed in horror digger …
Tributes have been paid to a devoted dad who was killed in a digger accident at a North East waste plant. George Richardson was at work at ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
Digger driver tumbled out of fourth-floor opening
When one tank section got stuck on the digger it pulled the vehicle with it. Mr Stacey died from his injuries. Euro Dismantling Solutions Limited ... «The Construction Index, Jul 15»
