tunneler

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noun

Someone or something that tunnels.

“Near-synonym: burrower”

Similar
burrowerTBMtunnel boring machine
OriginEnglish tunnel ← Middle English tonnel ← Old French tone →
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Meanings

nountunneler (plural tunnelers)

plural tunnelers · alternative tunneller

  1. Someone or something that tunnels.

    Near-synonym: burrower

    Synonyms: burrower

    1. A device or machine for making tunnels.

      Near-synonyms: TBM, tunnel boring machine

      Synonyms: burrower, TBM, tunnel boring machine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone or something that tunnels.

Similar
burrower

nounA device or machine for making tunnels.

Similar
burrowerTBMtunnel boring machine
Also see
burrowertunnel boring machine

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tend-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tondeh₂
  4. Proto-Celtic*tondā
  5. Medieval Latintunna
  6. Old Frenchtone
  7. Middle Englishtonnel
  8. Englishtunnel
  9. Englishtunneler

From tunnel + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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