kaivaja — meaning in English

English meaning

• digger noun A machine used for digging, such as an excavator.
• excavator noun A large machine, usually on tracks, used to dig earth.
• miner noun A person who works underground or in a quarry extracting coal, ore, or other minerals.

Senses

kaivaja is used for these senses in English:

• digger One who digs.
• excavator A person who excavates.
• miner Any bird of one of several species of South American ovenbirds in the genus Geositta.

digger — full definition

1. noun A machine used for digging, such as an excavator.
2. noun A person who digs, especially for a living.
3. noun (Australia, New Zealand, informal) A soldier, or a friendly term for a man.

excavator — full definition

1. noun A large machine, usually on tracks, used to dig earth.
2. noun A person who carries out excavation, especially at an archaeological site.

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