digger

noun

Definition of diggernext
chiefly Australian & New Zealand
as in gendarme

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  1. gendarme
  2. knight
  3. champion
  4. veteran
  5. reservist
  6. recruit
Noun
  • In 1897, years before fingerprinting became widespread, French gendarmes used it to identify the serial killer Joseph Vacher.
    Shaun Raviv, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2020
  • Seeing the knife, the gendarmes arrest him; Modi is home free.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
Definition of gendarme
Noun
  • Once day Onesti witnessed a terrible ghostly tableau; a young woman who had declined the love of a knight was hunted down by the knight and killed daily at a particular spot.
    Tithi Bhattacharya / Made by History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The knights are finished with a black patina application that reveals the creases, contrasts and details of each relief.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of knight
Noun
  • Take it from one of the early champions of disposable packaging.
    Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The report does not identify Mahomes, a three-time Super Bowl champion quarterback, by name, but the address in the report matches public records for Mahomes.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of champion
Noun
  • Andy Paley, a veteran producer and musician who worked with a wide range of artists including Brian Wilson, the Ramones, Madonna, Jonathan Richman, Elton John, Deborah Harry, NRBQ and many others, died following a brief battle with cancer, a rep confirms to Variety.
    Bob Merlis, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Letterkenny producer New Metric Media has tapped SiriusXM Canada veteran Ben Miner to launch a new division to drive into standup comedy and podcasting.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of veteran
Noun
  • For the family of the Army reservist who carried out a mass shooting across Maine's second-largest city one year ago, dissecting what provoked the deadly rampage has been daunting.
    Brenda Breslauer, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Back in May, more than 40 reservists signed a letter after Israeli forces invaded the southern Gazan city of Rafah.
    Zeena Saifi, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of reservist
Noun
  • And as of today, the team has another new recruit: Natalie Portman.
    Konstanze Popp, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2024
  • While a recruit may need up to six months to get up to speed, upskilling an employee who is already adept in the manual process only takes about six weeks, reducing hiring and training costs.
    Uli Erxleben, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of recruit
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