excavator
nounUK /ˈɛkskəˌveɪtə/ · US /ˈɛkskəˌveɪtɚ/
Etymology From excavate + -or.
1
A person who excavates.
- the excavators of an ancient Egyptian tomb
2
A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc.
3
A curette used to scrape out pathological material.
- Derived terms
- dragline excavator, excavator operator, mini excavator, spoon excavator
- Related terms
- backhoe, Excavata
- Hyponyms
- dragline, dragline excavator