excavator

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An excavator (#2)

Etymology

From excavate +‎ -or.

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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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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

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative excavator excavatorul excavatoare excavatoarele
genitive-dative excavator excavatorului excavatoare excavatoarelor
vocative excavatorule excavatoarelor
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