"diggeress" meaning in English

See diggeress in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 diggeress.ogg [Australia] Forms: diggeresses [plural]
Etymology: digger + -ess Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|digger|ess|id2=wife}} digger + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} diggeress (plural diggeresses)
  1. (Australia, archaic) A miner's wife. Tags: Australia, archaic

Inflected forms

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