excavationist

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noun

One who carries out excavations, especially in archaeology.

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Meanings

nounexcavationist (plural excavationists)

plural excavationists

  1. One who carries out excavations, especially in archaeology.

Origin

From excavation + -ist.

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APA

excavationist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excavationist

MLA

“excavationist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excavationist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “excavationist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excavationist.

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