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
  • The mud-slinging scene occurred as thousands more Spanish soldiers, national police officers, and Civil Guard gendarmes arrived, or are set to arrive, at the disaster sites.
    Joseph Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The seven people killed in shootings included at least three from the Indigenous Kanak community and two gendarmes.
    Sylvie Corbet, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024
Definition of gendarme
Noun
  • In this film, her character falls for a handsome knight who magically gets transported to the present day.
    Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Take a tethered hot air balloon ride, watch the ponies or duel a knight this weekend.
    Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of knight
Noun
  • Ample use of his No. 5 auction paddle paid off: Blanco was named the champion with a winning $25,000 bid for the vacation stay.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • With this time, the double Olympic champion became the first swimmer to claim the record in the 24-sub; however, her plans to create history did not stop there.
    Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of champion
Noun
  • The Denver Broncos’ veteran wide receiver, about an hour after his team moved to the doorstep of the playoffs with a 31-13 victory over the Indianapolis Colts, was asked to imagine the game’s defining play in an alternate universe.
    Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The independent retailer, which was started a decade ago by men’s marketing veteran Paul C. Witt, has two new locations — one of which marks its debut foray into womenswear — and a private label on the way.
    Marissa Muller, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of veteran
Noun
  • The killings of 18 people by an Army reservist in Lewiston drove home the stark reality that no corner of the country is safe from gun violence, including a state where people often boast of the low crime rate.
    CBS News, CBS News, 25 Oct. 2024
  • But what may come as a surprise is that a reservist has the right to pull out.
    Deborah Fineblum, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2024
Definition of reservist
Noun
  • In the British West Indies, officials decided that Black recruits were the only viable solution to defend the colonies against the French, who occupied numerous neighboring territories in the Caribbean.
    Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The former five-star recruit has been a true two-way player for coach Deion Sanders, getting first-team reps at wide receiver and cornerback.
    Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of recruit
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