ditcher

noun

Etymology

From ditch (verb) + -er.

  1. inherited from *dʰeygʷ-
  2. inherited from *dīkaz
  3. inherited from dīċ
  4. inherited from dich
  5. suffixed as ditcher — “ditch + er

Definitions

  1. One who digs ditches.

  2. One who ditches, or abandons.

    • a ditcher of perfectly good ideas
  3. In the game of bowls, a bowl that rolls off the green into the outer ditch.

    • Should a ditcher in any circumstances return to the green it must be placed on the bank.
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. A European resident of Calcutta.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA