gravediggernounmasculine/kuˈvɐjɾu/lowco·vei·roPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionA person whose job is to dig graves.The old gravedigger had worked in the cemetery for forty years.The gravedigger finished his work before the funeral.synsextondiggerCommon collocationsvillage gravediggergravedigger's shovelEtymologyDe 'cova' (sepultura) + sufixo '-eiro'.Related wordscovacoveiracavouqueiro