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Meaning of EXCAVATOR

Pronunciation:  'eksku`veytur

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a machine for excavating
  2. [n]  a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying
 

EXCAVATOR is a 9 letter word that starts with E.

 

 Synonyms: digger, power shovel, shovel
 
 See Also: backhoe, dredge, machine, steam shovel, working man, working person, workman

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ex"ca*va`tor\, n.
One who, or that which, excavates or hollows out; a machine,
as a dredging machine, or a tool, for excavating.

 

 

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