gum-digger

A form of gumdigger — A person who dug for kauri gum, a fossilised resin, in the old kauri fields of New Zealand in the late 19th or early 20th century.

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Meanings

noungum-digger (plural gum-diggers)

plural gum-diggers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of gumdigger.
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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