fossor

== English == === Etymology === From Latin fossor (“digger; gravedigger”), from fodiō (“dig”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɒsə(ɹ)/ === Noun === fossor (plural fossors) (historical) A gravedigger in the catacombs of Ancient Rome. A type of mole cricket, Gryllotalpa fossor, known for its digging abilities. ==== Synonyms ==== (type of mole cricket): scudder == Latin == === Etymology === From fodiō (“dig; mine, quarry”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfɔs.sɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfɔs.sor] === Noun === fossor m (genitive fossōris); third declension A digger, delver, ditcher. A workman in a mine; miner. A gravedigger. A common labourer; clown. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: fossor === References === “fossor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “fossor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “fossor”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.