excavator

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˈek-skə-ˌvā-tər\
- /ˈek.skə.veɪ.tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈek-skə-ˌvā-tər\

Definitions of excavator word

noun excavator A person who removes earth carefully and systematically from an archaeological site in order to find buried remains. 1
countable noun excavator An excavator is a very large machine that is used for digging, for example when people are building something. 0
noun excavator a powered machine for digging earth, gravel, sand, etc, esp a caterpillar tractor so equipped 0
noun excavator any person, animal, or thing that excavates 0
noun excavator a person or thing that excavates; specif., a steam shovel, dredge, etc. 0
noun excavator A person who excavates. 0

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Parts of speech for Excavator

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Excavator

excavator popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for excavator

verb excavator

shovel — an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal.
trowel — any of various tools having a flat blade with a handle, used for depositing and working mortar, plaster, etc.

noun excavator

digger — a person or an animal that digs.
bulldozer — A bulldozer is a large vehicle with a broad metal blade at the front, which is used for knocking down buildings or moving large amounts of earth.
earthmover — a vehicle, as a bulldozer, for pushing or carrying excavated earth from place to place.
crawler — A crawler is a computer program that visits websites and collects information when you do an Internet search.
backhoe — A backhoe is a large vehicle which is used for moving large amounts of earth.

All 7 Synonyms of excavator