英和和英

語源

From excavate +‎ -or.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɛkskəˌveɪtə/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈɛkskəˌveɪtɚ/
• ハイフネーション: ex‧ca‧vat‧or
• 韻: -eɪtə(ɹ)

名詞

excavator (plural excavators)

1. A person who excavates.

   the excavators of an ancient Egyptian tomb

2. A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc.

   Synonyms: digger, excavating machine

3. A curette used to scrape out pathological material.

下位語

• dragline, dragline excavator

派生語

参考

• backhoe
• Excavata

参照

• Category:excavators on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Further reading

• “excavator”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “excavator”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “excavator”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “excavator”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.