"ditcher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ditchers [plural]
Etymology: From ditch (verb) + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ditch|er|id2=agent noun|pos1=verb}} ditch (verb) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} ditcher (plural ditchers)
  1. One who digs ditches. Translations (one who digs ditches): ojankaivaja (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ditcher-en-noun-DRLasyvI Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'one who digs ditches': 83 17
  2. One who ditches, or abandons. Translations (one who abandons): hylkääjä (Finnish), hautaaja (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ditcher-en-noun-jaSvNDA8 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'one who abandons': 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: ditchers [plural]
Etymology: From ditch (noun) + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ditch|er|id2=relational|pos1=noun}} ditch (noun) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} ditcher (plural ditchers)
  1. In the game of bowls, a bowl that rolls off the green into the outer ditch. Related terms: last-ditcher
    Sense id: en-ditcher-en-noun-R8nAUKPy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (relational), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 23 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (relational): 25 24 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 24 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 25 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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