Excavator

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Excavator \Ex"ca*va`tor\, n.
     One who, or that which, excavates or hollows out; a machine,
     as a dredging machine, or a tool, for excavating.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  excavator
       n 1: a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for
            quarrying
       2: a machine for excavating [syn: {power shovel}, {digger}, {shovel}]