spade-worker

A form of spadeworker — One who does spadework, now especially in the figurative sense of preparatory work.

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Meanings

nounspade-worker (plural spade-workers)

plural spade-workers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of spadeworker.
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APA

spade-worker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spade-worker

MLA

“spade-worker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spade-worker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spade-worker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spade-worker.

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