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Meaning of "gravedigger" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRAVEDIGGER

gravedigger  [ˈɡreɪvdɪɡə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAVEDIGGER

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Gravedigger is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GRAVEDIGGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gravedigger

Gravedigger

A gravedigger is a cemetery worker responsible for digging a grave prior to a funeral service. If the grave is in a cemetery on the property of a church or other religious organization, gravediggers may be members of the decedent's family or volunteer parishioners. Digging graves has also been one of the traditional duties of a church's sexton. In municipal and privately owned cemeteries, gravediggers may be low-paid, unskilled, and temporary laborers, or they may be well-paid, trained, and professional careerists, as their duties may include landscaping tasks and courteous interactions with mourners and other visitors. A gravedigger implements a variety of tools to accomplish his primary task. A template, in the form of a wooden frame built to prescribed specifications, is often placed on the ground over the intended grave. The gravedigger may use a sod-cutter or spade to cut the outline of the grave and remove the top layer of sod. Digging the grave by hand usually requires shovels, picks, mattocks, and/or other tools. Cemeteries in industrialized countries may keep a backhoe loader and other heavy equipment, which greatly increases the efficiency of gravedigging.

Definition of gravedigger in the English dictionary

The definition of gravedigger in the dictionary is someone whose job is to dig the ground to make a grave.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRAVEDIGGER


agar
ˈeɪɡə
bottega
bəˈteɪɡə
configure
ˌkənˈfɪɡə
digger
ˈdɪɡə
ditchdigger
ˈdɪtʃˌdɪɡə
figure
ˈfɪɡə
Geiger
ˈɡaɪɡə
jaeger
ˈjeɪɡə
jager
ˈjeɪɡə
ligger
ˈlɪɡə
omega
ˈəʊmɪɡə
Ortega
ɔːˈteɪɡə
outrigger
ˈaʊtˌrɪɡə
schlager
ˈʃleɪɡə
taiga
ˈtaɪɡə
tiger
ˈtaɪɡə
tigger
ˈtɪɡə
trigger
ˈtrɪɡə
vinegar
ˈvɪnɪɡə
well-digger
ˈwɛlˌdɪɡə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRAVEDIGGER

grave
grave clothes
grave-wax
gravel
gravel pit
gravel-blind
gravel-voiced
graveless
gravelike
gravelish
gravelled
gravelling
gravelly
gravely
graven
graven image
graveness
Gravenhage
graveolent
graver

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRAVEDIGGER

bigger
blogger
chigger
frigger
gold-digger
hair trigger
hair-trigger
jigger
mechanical digger
nigger
rejigger
rigger
Schmitt trigger
snigger
sprigger
square-rigger
swigger
thigger
thimblerigger
twigger
wigger

Synonyms and antonyms of gravedigger in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «gravedigger» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRAVEDIGGER

Find out the translation of gravedigger to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gravedigger from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gravedigger» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

掘墓人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sepulturero
570 millions of speakers

English

gravedigger
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कब्र खोदने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حفار القبور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

могильщик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coveiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কবর খনক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fossoyeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

penggali kubur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Totengräber
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

墓を掘る人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

묘지기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gravedigger
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phu đào huyệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுடுகாட்டில் புதை குழி தோண்டுபவன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कबर खणणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mezar kazıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

becchino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grabarz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

могильник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gropar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεκροθάφτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grafgrawer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dödgrävare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

graveren
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gravedigger

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAVEDIGGER»

The term «gravedigger» is regularly used and occupies the 92.481 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAVEDIGGER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gravedigger

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2 QUOTES WITH «GRAVEDIGGER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gravedigger.
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Kathy Reichs
People love to hate the gravedigger.
2
Dennis Rodman
I'm the basketball version of a gravedigger.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAVEDIGGER»

Discover the use of gravedigger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gravedigger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Gravedigger
An Andalusian gravedigger like his father with the ability to hear the voices of the dead and reveal their stories to the living, Juan Rodrigo has always been an advocate for understanding, respect, and forgiveness but finds his own ...
Peter Grandbois, 2007
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The Gravedigger
Peter Grandbois. particularly well, a friend, of which there were many in the village, or a family member, of which there were a few remaining cousins. He didn't know why it happened that way, as Ursula had never had any special connection ...
Peter Grandbois, 2010
3
The Gravedigger's Daughter
When local prejudice and the family's own emotional frailty give rise to an unthinkable tragedy, the gravedigger's daughter, Rebecca heads out into America.
Joyce Carol Oates, 2009
4
Gravedigger
In the novel, "Gravedigger", Blake Mc Clendon's entire life is surrounded in death and decay, from the town he lives into his father's profession as a mortician.
Morgan Young, 2012
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The Gravedigger's Ball: A Coletti Novel
The next thrilling novel in the all new Colletti series from acclaimed author Solomon Jones Just weeks after tracking down a killer known as the Angel of Death, Detective Mike Coletti stands at Mary Smithson’s grave, mourning the woman ...
Solomon Jones, 2011
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The Gravedigger's Cottage
The move to a lovely seaside cottage unravels the McLuckie family’s tight spool of emotions The McLuckie family has not been so lucky.
Chris Lynch, 2013
7
Sea of Ghosts
Leaving the behind the imaginings of Deepgate, Alan Campbell introduces a new world, a new cast of characters in a novel that reads like a cross between Stephen Deas and Joe Abercrombie.
Alan Campbell, 2012
8
Gravedigger's Birthday: Poems
"In poems that both honor and transcend his blue-collar roots, BJ Ward blends poignancy and humor with downright good storytelling, and takes his place among the bright up-and-coming voices of his generation." —Stephen Dunn, Winner of the ...
B. J. Ward, 2002
9
Gravedigger
Gravedigger is book six in the Dave Brandstetter Mystery series, which also includes Troublemaker and The Man Everybody Was Afraid Of.
Joseph Hansen, 2013
10
The Gravedigger's Brawl
Dr. Wyatt Case is never happier than when he’s walking the halls of his history museum.
Abigail Roux, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAVEDIGGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gravedigger is used in the context of the following news items.
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Preview of Gravedigger #1
The popular noir web series returns to print… Framed for the murder of a mob boss's daughter, “Gravedigger” McCrae is on the run in a South ... «Flickering Myth, Jul 15»
2
New cemetery procedure after shocked family discover mountain of …
Town councillor and funeral director Becky Perry said the gravedigger was contacted that evening and was at the cemetery at 4am the next ... «Salisbury Journal, Jul 15»
3
An Interview With Agroecologist Jairo Restrepo
Capital is its own gravedigger in this respect. What are the obstacles facing organic agriculture? In South America there are three obstacles. «CounterCurrents.org, Jul 15»
4
Lathem Prince at Capital Fringe
... Lia is Ophelia; William is Hamlet the elder; and Patio is Horatio and Laertes and also the gravedigger who discovered Yorick's skull. «DC Theatre Scene, Jul 15»
5
Yellow 'Minions' aren't first to follow evil leader on big screen
Back then, he was a blacksmith-turned-gravedigger named Ygor who had a broken neck and a grudge against the townspeople who had ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
6
Greek debacle could wipe off Merkel's smile
But Europe-Merkel is concerned about being seen as the EU's gravedigger should she let Greece fall. There are decent arguments on both ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
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UK artists offer topsy-turvy art experience in Beijing
Hamlet was sent to England because he was "mad", according to the Gravedigger in the final act of Shakespeare's play, but no-one would ... «CCTV, Jul 15»
8
The Globe's Hamlet comes to Cambodia
... the play within the play, the garrulous Polonius and the cryptic gravedigger – to full effect, actors worked hard to keep the audience engaged. «The Phnom Penh Post, Jul 15»
9
Minions Mania: Top 10 Movies About Henchmen
Liam Neeson is mob enforcer Jimmy "The Gravedigger" Conlon, roughing up and killing those who cross his boss and childhood best friend, ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
10
Relatives 'sickened' as grave desecrated
Speaking to the family, town councillor Charlotte Blackman said: “The matter will be taken up with the gravedigger first thing in the morning. «Salisbury Journal, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Gravedigger [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/gravedigger>. May 2024 ».
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