Meanings
noungravedigger (plural gravediggers)
plural gravediggers
- A person employed to dig graves.
- A necrophore, or burying beetle.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek ταφεύς, νεκροθάπτης
- ταφεύς (tapheús)a person employed to dig graves
- νεκροθάπτης (nekrotháptēs)a person employed to dig graves
Bulgarian гроба́р, бръмбар-гробар
- гроба́р (grobár)a person employed to dig graves
- бръмбар-гробар (brămbar-grobar)A necrophore, or burying beetle
Catalan enterramorts
- enterramortsa person employed to dig graves
Czech hrobník, hrobař
- hrobníka person employed to dig graves
- hrobařa person employed to dig graves
- hrobaříkA necrophore, or burying beetle
Danish graver
- gravera person employed to dig graves
Dutch grafdelver, doodgraver
- grafdelvera person employed to dig graves
- doodgravera person employed to dig graves
- doodgraverA necrophore, or burying beetle
Esperanto tombisto
- tombistoa person employed to dig graves
Estonian hauakaevaja
- hauakaevajaa person employed to dig graves
Finnish haudankaivaja
- haudankaivajaa person employed to dig graves
French fossoyeur, nécrophore
- fossoyeura person employed to dig graves
- nécrophoreA necrophore, or burying beetle
German Totengräber, Totengräber
- Totengräbera person employed to dig graves
- TotengräberA necrophore, or burying beetle
Greek νεκροθάφτης
- νεκροθάφτης (nekrotháftis)a person employed to dig graves
Hungarian sírásó, temetőbogár
- sírásóa person employed to dig graves
- temetőbogárA necrophore, or burying beetle
- nicrophorusA necrophore, or burying beetle
Irish reiligire
- reiligirea person employed to dig graves
Italian becchino
- becchinoa person employed to dig graves
Norwegian Bokmål graver
- gravera person employed to dig graves
Polish grabarz, grobownik
- grabarza person employed to dig graves
- grobownika person employed to dig graves
- kopidóła person employed to dig graves
Portuguese coveiro
- coveiroa person employed to dig graves
Romanian gropar, săpător
- gropara person employed to dig graves
- săpătora person employed to dig graves
- groparA necrophore, or burying beetle
- necroforA necrophore, or burying beetle
Russian моги́льщик, гробокопа́тель
- моги́льщик (mogílʹščik)a person employed to dig graves
- гробокопа́тель (grobokopátelʹ)a person employed to dig graves
Scottish Gaelic adhlacair, cladhaire
- adhlacaira person employed to dig graves
- cladhairea person employed to dig graves
- maora person employed to dig graves
Slovak hrobár, hrobník
- hrobára person employed to dig graves
- hrobníka person employed to dig graves
- hrobárkaa person employed to dig graves
Spanish sepulturero
- sepultureroa person employed to dig graves
Swedish dödgrävare, dödgrävare
- dödgrävarea person employed to dig graves
- dödgrävareA necrophore, or burying beetle
Tagalog sepulturero
- sepultureroa person employed to dig graves
Turkish mezarcı
- mezarcıa person employed to dig graves
Ukrainian моги́льник, гроба́р
- моги́льник (mohýlʹnyk)a person employed to dig graves
- гроба́р (hrobár)a person employed to dig graves
- моги́льник (mohýlʹnyk)A necrophore, or burying beetle
Welsh torrwr beddau
- torrwr beddaua person employed to dig graves
Yiddish באַגרעבער
- באַגרעבער (bagreber)a person employed to dig graves
Cite this entry
APA
gravedigger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravedigger
MLA
“gravedigger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravedigger. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gravedigger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravedigger.
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