gravedigger

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gravedigger

  • /ˈɡɹeɪvˌdɪɡ.ə(ɹ)/ UK
  • /ˈɡɹeɪvˌdɪɡ.əɹ/ US

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From grave + digger.

noun gravediggers

  1. A person employed to dig graves.
  2. A necrophore, or burying beetle.

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noun a person employed to dig graves

Españolsepulturero
Portuguêscoveiro
Françaisfossoyeur
DeutschTotengräber
Italianobecchino
Ελληνικάνεκροθάφτης nekrotháftis
Românăgropar, săpător
Русскиймоги́льщик mogílʹščik, гробокопа́тель grobokopátelʹ

noun A necrophore, or burying beetle

Françaisnécrophore
DeutschTotengräber
Românăgropar, necrofor

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@misc{gravedigger_2026,
  title = {gravedigger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gravedigger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}