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digester
digestible
digestif
digestion
digestive
digestive biscuit
digestive gland
digestive tract
Digger
digger
digger bee
diggings
dight
digicam
digit
digital
digital audio broadcasting
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Digger

Dig·ger (plural Dig·gers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Native American person: a member of a Native North American people who gathered food mainly by digging for roots ( sometimes used disparagingly )

2. somebody from Australia or New Zealand: somebody from Australia, especially a soldier who served in World War I, or somebody from New Zealand, especially a soldier who served in World War I or II ( informal )

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