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digester
digestible
digestif
digestion
digestive
digestive biscuit
digestive gland
digestive tract
Digger
digger
digger bee
diggings
dight
digicam
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digital audio broadcasting
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Digger
Digger (plural Diggers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. somebody from Australia or New Zealand: somebody from Australia, especially a soldier who served in World War I, or somebody from New Zealand, especially a soldier who served in World War I or II ( informal )

2. Australia man in later life: a man of advanced years ( informal )

3. Australia form of address: used as a friendly form of address between men ( informal )

4. member of religious group: a member of the English Puritan religious group, the Diggers, active in 1649 and 1650, who believed in communal land ownership
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