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gumdigger

gumdigger noun: a person who dug for kauri gum, a fossilised resin, in the old kauri fields of New Zealand in the late 19th or early 20th century.

Noun

gumdigger (plural gumdiggers)

  1. (New Zealand, historical) A person who dug for kauri gum, a fossilised resin, in the old kauri fields of New Zealand in the late 19th or early 20th century.

Forms of gumdigger

pluralgumdiggers
alternative formgum-digger

Origin of gumdigger

From gum + digger.

Questions about gumdigger

What does gumdigger mean?
Gumdigger means a person who dug for kauri gum, a fossilised resin, in the old kauri fields of New Zealand in the late 19th or early 20th century.
What part of speech is gumdigger?
Gumdigger is a noun.
What is the plural of gumdigger?
The plural of gumdigger is gumdiggers.

Words near gumdigger in the dictionary

  1. gumby
  2. gumby gumby
  3. gumchewer
  4. gumchewers
  5. gumchewing
  6. gumdigger
  7. gumdiggers
  8. gumdigging
  9. gumdrop
  10. gumdroppy
  11. gumdrops

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