gravedigger
/ˈɡɹeɪvˌdɪɡ.ə(ɹ)/US/ˈɡɹeɪvˌdɪɡ.əɹ/
gravedigger noun: a person employed to dig graves.
Noun
gravedigger (plural gravediggers)
- A person employed to dig graves.
- A necrophore, or burying beetle.
gravedigger meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Tagalog
gravedigger in Hindi
- gravedigger
- गोरकन gorkan
gravedigger in Tamil
- வெட்டியான்
gravedigger in Urdu
- gravedigger
- گورکن gorkan
gravedigger in Tagalog
- a person employed to dig graves
- sepulturero
Forms of gravedigger
| plural | gravediggers |
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Origin of gravedigger
From grave + digger.
Questions about gravedigger
- What does gravedigger mean?
- Gravedigger means a person employed to dig graves.
- What is gravedigger in Hindi?
- Gravedigger in Hindi is गोरकन (gorkan). See Gravedigger meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gravedigger?
- Gravedigger is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gravedigger?
- Gravedigger is pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪvˌdɪɡ.ə(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of gravedigger?
- The plural of gravedigger is gravediggers.
Words near gravedigger in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gravedigger (page history and authors); गोरकन (Hindi) (page history and authors); gravedigger (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); گورکن (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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