different between digger vs digged

English

Etymology

dig +? -er. In the sense of "Australian soldier" Attributed to the considerable time that soldiers spent digging trenches during World War I.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d???/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d???/
• Rhymes: -???(r)

Noun

digger (plural diggers)

1. A large piece of machinery that digs holes or trenches; an excavator.
2. A tool for digging.
3. A spade (playing card).
4. One who digs.
   • 2005, Gary R. Sampson, Dick Wolfsie, Dog Dilemmas: Simple Solutions to Everyday Problems, page 130,

     Most retrievers are not inveterate diggers — that?s a trait usually reserved for other breeds like wire-haired terriers and schnauzers.

5. (Australia, obsolete) A gold miner, one who digs for gold.
6. (Australia, dated) An informal nickname for a friend; used as a term of endearment.
7. (Australia, informal) An Australian soldier.
   • 2002, Jeff Doyle, Jeffrey Grey, Peter Pierce, Australia's Vietnam War, page xxiii,

     For many, the congruencies of the Anzac legend and the diggers who served in Vietnam were slight, too slight, and the legend seemed unable to accommodate them.

   • 2004, Lisanne Gibson, Joanna Besley, Monumental Queensland: Signposts on a Cultural Landscape, page 99,

     Like many other Queensland communities, the workers from the North Ipswich Railway Workshops chose a statue of a soldier, or digger, to honour their fellow workers.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

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Noun

digger

1. Alternative form of dig

English

Verb

digged

1. (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of dig

Usage notes

Digged is the older past tense and past participle of dig. The modern form dug is an innovation that has become standard.