welldigger

noun

Etymology

From well + digger.

  1. inherited from dyggar
  2. compounded as welldigger — “well + digger

Definitions

  1. A person who digs a well.

    • For centuries, welldiggers had looked for groundwater and divined where to dig guided by instinct alone.

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