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Synonyms for excavator

  • noun

Most common

digger excavating machine shovel power shovel

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Digger — A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc

digger, excavating machine

2. Shovel

shovel, power shovel

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc.

  2. n. 2

    A person who excavates.

    the excavators of an ancient Egyptian tomb

Related words

Phrases
dragline excavator mini excavator

Forms

Plural
excavators → diggers, shovels…

Example sentences

  • digger It is always the well-digger who is the most thirsty.
  • shovel Tom said that he had a shovel in his pickup truck.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
excavatorfalling
diggersteady
shovelrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
shovel2, digger2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shovel2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
excavatrice