excavator

== English == === Etymology === From excavate + -or. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛkskəˌveɪtə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛkskəˌveɪtɚ/ Hyphenation: ex‧ca‧vat‧or Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ) === Noun === excavator (plural excavators) A person who excavates. A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc. Synonyms: digger, excavating machine A curette used to scrape out pathological material. ==== Hyponyms ==== dragline, dragline excavator ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== backhoe Excavata === References === Category:excavators on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Further reading === “excavator”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “excavator”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “excavator”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “excavator”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. == Latin == === Verb === excavātor second/third-person singular future passive imperative of excavō == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French excavateur. Equivalent to excava +‎ -tor. === Noun === excavator n (plural excavatoare) excavator, digger ==== Declension ====