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
  • And chickens fly in high arcs at Svengoolie, who stands behind a knight’s shield.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Setting the scene of the time warp, rising rapper Cash Cobain and his string section knights from Frank Sinatra School of the Arts performed classical beats mixing songs by Alicia Keys, Jamiroquai, and Stephanie Mills.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 9 Sep. 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
  • His priorities include veterans’ rights, advocating for small businesses, protecting the border and education, according to his campaign website. AD-64 includes a portion of Los Angeles County and La Habra in Orange County.
    Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Also helpful is the kind of peer pressure among veterans who lead by example in terms of getting the proper amount of rest and recovery.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of veteran
Noun
  • 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
  • Asians in the military were represented by Jia Liu, a Chinese-American U.S. Marine Corps reservist from New York who was later arrested on charges relating to his participation that day and, in a separate case, was convicted of selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards to fellow reservists.
    Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 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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