excavator Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying
  2. noun a machine for excavating
    shovel; power shovel; digger.

WordNet


Ex"ca*va`tor noun
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, excavates or hollows out; a machine, as a dredging machine, or a tool, for excavating.

Webster 1913