gravedigger
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A gravedigger at work
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹeɪvˌdɪɡ.ə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹeɪvˌdɪɡ.əɹ/
Noun
gravedigger (plural gravediggers)
- A person employed to dig graves.
- A necrophore, or burying beetle.
Usage notes
- Not used of a modern cemetery worker who actually uses a mechanical digger.
Translations
a person employed to dig graves
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A necrophore, or burying beetle
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See also
References
- “gravedigger”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.