Dictionary

gravedigger en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡɹeɪvˌdɪɡ.əɹ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɡɹeɪvˌdɪɡ.ə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From grave + digger.

Meanings

1. A person employed to dig graves.
2. A necrophore, or burying beetle.

Forms

Relateds

sexton

Translations (74)

uk моги́льник (A necrophore, or burying beetle) · es sepulturero (a person employed to dig graves) · ca enterramorts (a person employed to dig graves) · ast enterrador (a person employed to dig graves) · ast entierrador (a person employed to dig graves) · zlw-opl grobnik (a person employed to dig graves) · hu sírásó (a person employed to dig graves) · sh гро̀ба̄р (a person employed to dig graves) · cs hrobník (a person employed to dig graves) · el νεκροθάφτης (a person employed to dig graves) · cs hrobař (a person employed to dig graves) · de Totengräber (a person employed to dig graves) · nl doodgraver (A necrophore, or burying beetle) · zlw-opl relikwiarz (a person employed to dig graves) · nn gravar (a person employed to dig graves) · be магі́льшчык (a person employed to dig graves) · gd cladhaire (a person employed to dig graves) · be далако́п (a person employed to dig graves) · pt coveiro (a person employed to dig graves) · et hauakaevaja (a person employed to dig graves) · mk гро́бар (a person employed to dig graves) · eo tombisto (a person employed to dig graves) · hu nicrophorus (A necrophore, or burying beetle) · gd maor (a person employed to dig graves) · cy torrwr beddau (a person employed to dig graves) · fr fossoyeur (a person employed to dig graves) · tr mezarcı (a person employed to dig graves) · nap schiattamuorto (a person employed to dig graves) · it becchino (a person employed to dig graves) · zlw-opl grabarz (a person employed to dig graves) · bg гроба́р (a person employed to dig graves) · ru гробокопа́тель (a person employed to dig graves) · grc νεκροθάπτης (a person employed to dig graves) · pl kopidół (a person employed to dig graves) · fi haudankaivaja (a person employed to dig graves) · uk гроба́р (a person employed to dig graves) · ro gropar (a person employed to dig graves) · gd adhlacair (a person employed to dig graves) · de Totengräber (A necrophore, or burying beetle) · uk моги́льник (a person employed to dig graves) · ast sepoltureru (a person employed to dig graves) · nl grafdelver (a person employed to dig graves) · sk hrobár (a person employed to dig graves) · be граба́р (a person employed to dig graves) · bg бръмбар-гробар (A necrophore, or burying beetle) · br bezier (a person employed to dig graves) · da graver (a person employed to dig graves) · pl grabarz (a person employed to dig graves) · sv dödgrävare (a person employed to dig graves) · ga reiligire (a person employed to dig graves) · zlw-opl kopacz (a person employed to dig graves) · sl grobar (a person employed to dig graves) · grc ταφεύς (a person employed to dig graves) · sk hrobárka (a person employed to dig graves) · hu temetőbogár (A necrophore, or burying beetle) · tl sepulturero (a person employed to dig graves) · fr nécrophore (A necrophore, or burying beetle) · yi באַגרעבער (a person employed to dig graves) · sk hrobník (a person employed to dig graves) · ro necrofor (A necrophore, or burying beetle) · sv dödgrävare (A necrophore, or burying beetle) · gl coveiro (a person employed to dig graves) · sh gròbār (a person employed to dig graves) · ru моги́льщик (a person employed to dig graves) · tew pihkâa (a person employed to dig graves) · ro gropar (A necrophore, or burying beetle) · nrf fôssyi (a person employed to dig graves) · gl enterramortos (a person employed to dig graves) · cs hrobařík (A necrophore, or burying beetle) · pl grobownik (a person employed to dig graves) · ro săpător (a person employed to dig graves) · nl doodgraver (a person employed to dig graves) · nb graver (a person employed to dig graves) · rup grupar (a person employed to dig graves)