excavator

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɛkskəˌveɪtə/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈɛkskəˌveɪtɚ/, /-ɾɚ/

Noun

excavator (plural excavators)

1. A person who excavates.
2. A curette used to scrape out pathological material.
3. A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc; a backhoe; digger.

Translations

• Italian: spalatore, badilante, sterratore, scavatore
• Portuguese: escavador, cavador
• Russian: землеко́п
• Spanish: excavador

Translations

• French: excavateur
• German: Bagger, Aushubmaschine, Aushebemaschine
• Italian: escavatore, escavatrice, ruspa, talpa
• Portuguese: escavadora
• Russian: экскава́тор
• Spanish: excavadora

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