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gravedigger

/ˈɡreɪvˌdɪɡ.ər/

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noun

/ˈɡreɪvˌdɪɡ.ər/C1formal
  • ruЧеловек, чья профессия — рыть могилы для захоронения умерших.

A person whose occupation is to dig graves for burying the dead.

  1. OccupationB2formal

    A person whose job is to dig graves for burying the dead.

    ruМогильщик

    • The gravedigger prepared the plot before the funeral service.
    • In many cultures, the gravedigger is a respected but somber profession.
    • He worked as a gravedigger for over thirty years.

    Synonymssexton

Forms
  • gravediggers plural form
  • gravediggers' possessive plural form
  • gravedigger's possessive singular form