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Meaning of "well-digger" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WELL-DIGGER

well-digger  [ˈwɛlˌdɪɡə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WELL-DIGGER

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Well-Digger 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 WELL-DIGGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

well-digger

Water well

A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring, or drilling to access groundwater in underground aquifers. The well water is drawn by a pump, or using containers, such as buckets, that are raised mechanically or by hand. Wells can vary greatly in depth, water volume, and water quality. Well water typically contains more minerals in solution than surface water and may require treatment to soften the water.

Definition of well-digger in the English dictionary

The definition of well-digger in the dictionary is a person who digs a well.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WELL-DIGGER


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WELL-DIGGER

well-cooked
well-covered
well-cultivated
well-defended
well-defined
well-demonstrated
well-described
well-deserved
well-designed
well-developed
well-disciplined
well-disposed
well-documented
well-done
well-dressed
well-earned
well-educated
well-endowed
well-equipped
well-established

WORDS THAT END LIKE WELL-DIGGER

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 well-digger in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «well-digger» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WELL-DIGGER

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

Translator English - Chinese

良好的挖掘机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pocero
570 millions of speakers

English

well-digger
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अच्छी तरह से खुदाई करने वाला यंत्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كذلك حفار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хорошо экскаватор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bem- escavadeira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভালভাবে খনক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

puisatier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Baik penggali
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Brunnenbauer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

よく掘り
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우물 파는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Well-digger
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

được đào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நன்கு வெட்டி எடுப்பவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खणखणू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İyi arayıcısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ben - digger
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dobrze koparka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

добре екскаватор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bine - excavator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλά - digger
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

goed delwer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

väl digger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

godt digger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of well-digger

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WELL-DIGGER»

The term «well-digger» is normally little used and occupies the 135.844 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WELL-DIGGER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about well-digger

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WELL-DIGGER»

Discover the use of well-digger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to well-digger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Underground Water Resources of Long Island, New York
E. K. Hutchinson, artesian-well driller, Oyster Bay, N. Y. W. C. Jeagle, artesian- well driller, Hicksville, N. Y. Isaac Kasteard, well digger. Port Washington, N. Y. Thomas J. Kirk, well driver, Patchogue, N. Y. J. W. Nichols, well driver, Manorvillc,  ...
Arthur Clifford Veatch, 1906
2
United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
N. Y. W. C. Jeagle, artesian-well driller, Hicksville, N. Y. Isaac Kasteard, well digger, Port Washington, N. Y. Thomas J. Kirk, well driver, Patchogue, N. Y. J. W. Nichols, well driver, Manorville, N. Y. R. F. Nichols, well driller, Oyster Bay, N. Y. J. M. ...
‎1906
3
Intentionality: An Essay in the Philosophy of Mind
Example 2: Thales the well digger (Donnellan)2* Suppose that all that a certain speaker knows or thinks he knows about Thales is that he is the Greek philosopher who said that all is water. But suppose there never was a Greek philosopher ...
John R. Searle, 1983
4
The New Theory of Reference: Kripke, Marcus, and Its Origins
Suppose this man really was a well-digger with a reputation for saying wise things and who once exclaimed "I wish everything were water so I wouldn't have to dig these damn wells". Suppose further that there was some other ancient Greek ...
P. Humphreys, J.H. Fetzer, 1999
5
Singular Reference: A Descriptivist Perspective: A ...
In this case, a token of “Thales” may well refer to the well digger, if Donnellan's story is true. Searle (1983, p. 253) notes the following in talking about sentences involving “Thales:” “I can think of sentences where I would be inclined to say that I  ...
Francesco Orilia, 2009
6
The Art of the Shoe
Jules was a well digger in the northern region of the Drôme in Dauphiné. It was arduous and dangerous work. To descend forty or fifty meters under ground, this digger, a specialist in sinking wells with small diameters, wore protective boots of  ...
Marie-Josèphe Bossan, 2012
7
The Puppet
He felt downhearted, however, when he pictured himself clasping in his arms the old well-digger—the earth's victim—to raise him from the belly of the earth. He had known that the tribe would lose the well-digger. The tribe had also realized ...
Ibrāhīm Kūnī, Ibrahim al-Koni, 2010
8
Buried Treasures of the Mid-Atlantic States: Legends of ...
The well-digger, a local man, was a bit surprised when provided his instructions — he was to excavate a well twice as wide as a conventional one, with a chamber dug into one side just above the water level. The well-digger also was told not ...
W. C. Jameson, 2000
9
Dreams of the Compass Rose
Where is the well-digger?" Ris said. "I ask you all to witness. Have him climb down into the well, and look for any sign of an opening or outlet in the walls of stone." "What then, old woman?" Lord Rigaeh said. "What would you do even if you find ...
Vera Nazarian, 2004
10
Close to Home: Revelations and Reminiscences by North ...
All day I heard the well digger go ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-ta, as I played back at the house. The next day when I returned to the site the man holding the cable hauled up the long hollow can and offered me a drink of water. "There is a river down there," he  ...
Lee Harrison Child, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WELL-DIGGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term well-digger is used in the context of the following news items.
1
For 'Water Diviner,' Russell Crowe goes behind the camera
Crowe casts himself as Aussie farmer and well-digger Joshua Connor, whose three sons go missing in the battle, and who journeys to Turkey to locate their ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
2
Rotarian has personal ties to Haiti well-building project
Through her family, she already knew a well-digger she trusted there and he happened to also be a Rotarian. Seven years later, the club got to meet Lavaud ... «Statesman Journal, Jul 15»
3
This well-digger ensures city doesn't go dry
BENGALURU: "When I go down 30 feet digging into the deep, dark entrails of earth, sometimes I fear I won't be able to climb up again," says Chinna Muniyappa. «Times of India, Jun 15»
4
The Well-Digger's Sons
The Water Diviner, Australian actor Russell Crowe's directorial debut, recounts the based-on-a-true-story journey of a bereaved Australian farmer searching in ... «The Indypendent, May 15»
5
Unpaid well-digger in midnignt axe attack on three women
A Tsholotsho man ran amok and axed three Bulilima women in one night after they allegedly failed to pay him for digging water wells at their homesteads. «Nehanda Radio, Feb 15»
6
Bodies of three buried-alive labourers found after eight days
“We did all this on our own,” said Vikyo Bheel, a professional well-digger who had volunteered to help recover the bodies. The use of conventional tools to dig to ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 14»
7
Fargo Season 1: Colder than a well-digger's ass
Coen brother devotees might at first be horrified by the idea of a 10-part miniseries inspired by Fargo, the brothers' brilliant 1996 film. «Times LIVE, May 14»
8
Kino Lorber Nabs U.S. Rights To Auteuil's 'Marius' And 'Fanny'
Kino Lorber has nabbed all U.S. rights to Daniel Auteuil's “Marius” and “Fanny,” the French star-turned-helmer's follow up to “The Well-Digger's Daughter.”. «Variety, Sep 13»
9
Jane Pauley visits Cleveland to urge boomers to consider "encore …
In her "Life Reimagined" series, Pauley profiles boomers using their 30-plus years of work experience to improve the world, from a retired well-digger who now ... «Plain Dealer, Jun 13»
10
Virginia Highlands Community College's Arts Array film series ready …
... “The Well-Digger's Daughter” (March 25 and 26), the story of single father and well-digger Pascal Amoretti (played by acclaimed French actor Daniel Auteuil), ... «Kingsport Times News, Jan 13»

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