gravedigger

== English == === Etymology === From grave +‎ digger. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹeɪvˌdɪɡ.ə(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹeɪvˌdɪɡ.əɹ/ === Noun === gravedigger (plural gravediggers) A person employed to dig graves. A necrophore, or burying beetle. ==== Usage notes ==== Not used of a modern cemetery worker who actually uses a mechanical digger. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== sexton === References === “gravedigger”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.