DIGGER

Digger

Digger is a military slang term for soldiers from Australia and New Zealand. Evidence of its use has been found in those countries as early as the 1850s, but its current usage in a military context did not become prominent until World War I when Australian and New Zealand troops began using it on the Western Front around 1916–17. Evolving out of its usage during the war, the term has been linked to the concept of the Anzac legend, but within a wider social context, it is linked to the concept of “egalitarian mateship”.

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digger

Noun

  1. A large piece of machinery that digs holes or trenches; an excavator.
  2. A tool for digging.
  3. A spade (playing card).
  4. One who digs.
  5. A gold miner, one who digs for gold.
  6. An informal nickname for a friend; used as a term of endearment.
  7. An Australian or New Zealand soldier.


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