diker
diker noun: one who digs or works on dykes; a ditcher.
Noun
diker (plural dikers)
- One who digs or works on dykes; a ditcher.
- Their armour and weapons were found at times, by delvers and dykers, for centuries after; are found at times unto this day, beneath the rich drained cornfields which now fill up that black half-mile[.]1866, Charles Kingsley, chapter 28, in Hereward the Wake, London: Nelson, page 386
- One who builds stone walls, usually dry-stone without lime.
Forms of diker
| plural | dikers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dyker |
Origin of diker
From dike + -er.
Questions about diker
- What does diker mean?
- Diker means one who digs or works on dykes; a ditcher.
- What part of speech is diker?
- Diker is a noun.
- What is the plural of diker?
- The plural of diker is dikers.
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