excavator
/ˈɛkskəˌveɪtər/
noun
- A large, heavy machine used for digging and moving earth, rocks, or other materials.
- An excavator with a long arm scooped up piles of dirt from the roadside.
- The driver carefully operated the excavator to avoid hitting the underground pipes.
- The construction crew used an excavator to dig a deep hole for the building's foundation.
- A person or thing that digs or removes earth, especially in archaeology or mining.
- The team of excavators carefully brushed away dirt to reveal an ancient pottery shard.
- The gold mine employed dozens of excavators to extract ore from the tunnels.
- As an experienced excavator, she knew how to find fossils in the rocky soil.