ditcher

noun

ditch·​er

ˈdichə(r)

plural -s

1

: a worker who digs or repairs ditches

2

: a machine that digs ditches and usually piles the dirt in a bank to the side (as by means of a conveyor belt)

Word History

Etymology

Middle English dicher, from dichen to make a ditch + -er

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