Gravedigger

/ˈɡreɪvˌdɪɡər/ noun

Definition

A person whose job is to dig graves and prepare burial sites in cemeteries.

Etymology

Compound of 'grave' (a burial place, from Old English 'græf') + 'digger' (one who digs). It's a literal occupational word that's been in use since medieval times.

Kelly Says

Gravediggers appear as important characters in Shakespeare—like the clown in Hamlet—because they were seen as wise figures who handled death daily. In many cultures, gravediggers held special social status as people who worked with the sacred.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
墓掘り師
m-b-o-h-o-ri-shi
ARالعربية
حفر القبور
ḥifar al-qabūr
BNবাংলা
কবর খোদাইকারী
kobor kho-dai-ka-ri
CACatalà
excavador de sepulcres
ek-sa-va-dor de se-pul-cres
CSČeština
kopáč hrobů
ko-pač hro-bů
DADansk
gravdykker
grav-dyk-ker
DEDeutsch
Grabstecher
graps-te-xer
ELΕλληνικά
καταφύλακας
ka-ta-fy-la-kas
ESEspañol
sacapantales
sa-ka-pan-ta-les
FAفارسی
گورکن
goor-ken
FISuomi
hautakaivaaja
hau-ta-kai-vaa-ja
FRFrançais
fossoyeur
fo-so-yur
GUGU
કબર ખોદનાર
ka-bar kho-d-na-ar
HAHA
ma'abutar
ma-a-bu-tar
HEעברית
קברן
ke-ver-en
HIहिन्दी
कब्र खोदने वाला
kabr khod-ne wa-la
HUMagyar
temető ásó
te-me-to ásó
IDBahasa Indonesia
penggalian kubur
peng-ga-li-an ku-bur
IGIG
nwa agba
n-wa ag-ba
ITItaliano
fosseggiatore
fos-se-ghia-to-re
JA日本語
墓掘り師
はかほりし
KKKK
қабір ашаушы
qa-bir a-shau-shy
KMKM
ប្រពន្ធ ប្រពន្ធ
bra-pov-n-th bra-pov-n-th
KO한국어
묘지 파는 사람
myo-ji pa-neun sa-ram
MRMR
मृतकांची खोदणी
mru-ta-ka-an-chi kho-d-ni
MSBahasa Melayu
penggalak kubur
pen-ga-lak ku-bur
MYမြန်မာ
မဲကျောင်း တူးတူး
me-kya-ung tu-tu
NLNederlands
grafdelver
graf-del-ver
NONorsk
gravdiggar
grav-dig-gar
PAPA
ਕਬਰ ਖੋદਨ ਵਾਲਾ
ka-bar kho-d-an va-la
PLPolski
kopacz grobów
kop-acz gro-bow
PTPortuguês
enterrador
en-te-ra-dor
RORomână
cioplitor de morminte
cho-pli-tor de mor-min-te
RUРусский
копатель могил
ko-pa-tel mo-gil
SVSvenska
gravgrävare
grav-gra-vare
SWKiswahili
mchimba kaburi
m-chi-m-ba ka-bu-ri
TAதமிழ்
கல்லறைத் தோண்டியவர்
ka-lla-rai-th tho-n-diy-var
TEతెలుగు
కబరు దొరికించేవాడు
ka-bu-ru do-ri-ki-nche-va-du
THไทย
คนขุดหลุมฝังศพ
kon khut lum fung sap
TLTL
mang-a-li-ng-a-ng-a-ng
mang-a-li-ng-a-ng-a-ng
TRTürkçe
mezar kazıcı
me-zar ka-zi-ci
UKУкраїнська
копач могил
ko-pach mo-gil
URاردو
قبر کھودنے والا
qabr khod-ne wa-la
VITiếng Việt
người đào mộ
nguoi dao mo
YOYO
ọ̀mọ́ ẹ̀rọ́
o-mo- o-e-ro
ZH中文
墓 digger
mù di gé
ZUZU
umthwalo wezinhle
um-th-wa-lo we-zin-hle

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