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gravedigger

nounmasculine/kuˈvɐjɾu/low

co·vei·ro

Definition

A 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.
Common collocations
village gravediggergravedigger's shovel

Etymology

De 'cova' (sepultura) + sufixo '-eiro'.

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