excavator
English
/ˈɛkskəˌveɪtə/, /ˈɛkskəˌveɪtɚ/
noun
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Suffix from English excavate.
Origin
English
excavate
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Cognates and derived terms
- excavatable English
- excavate English
- spoon English
- spoon excavator English
- excavātus Latin
- ekskavator Crimean Tatar