excavator
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛkskəˌveɪtə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛkskəˌveɪtɚ/, /-ɾɚ/
- Hyphenation: ex‧ca‧vat‧or
Noun
excavator (plural excavators)
- A person who excavates.
- A curette used to scrape out pathological material.
- A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc; a backhoe; digger.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
person who excavates
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curette used to scrape out pathological material — see curette
vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc; a backhoe
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See also
References
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excavators on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
Verb
excavātor
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