excavator

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English

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An excavator (#2)

Etymology

excavate +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

Noun

excavator (plural excavators)

  1. A person who excavates.
  2. A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc.
    Excavator
    Synonyms: digger, excavating machine
  3. A curette used to scrape out pathological material.

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Translations

curette used to scrape out pathological material — see curette

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Latin

Verb

excavātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of excavō

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French excavateur. Equivalent to excava +‎ -tor.

Noun

excavator n (plural excavatoare)

  1. excavator, digger

Declension

Declension of excavator
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) excavator excavatorul (niște) excavatoare excavatoarele
genitive/dative (unui) excavator excavatorului (unor) excavatoare excavatoarelor
vocative excavatorule excavatoarelor
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