Gravedigger (Noun)
Meaning
A person who earns a living by digging graves.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The gravedigger carefully dug the grave, making sure it was the correct size for the coffin.
- As a gravedigger, he had seen his fair share of funerals and had grown accustomed to the somber atmosphere.
- The gravedigger's hands were rough and calloused from years of digging graves in the cold, hard earth.
- The small town's gravedigger was a quiet, solitary man who kept to himself, but was always respectful to the grieving families.
- After decades of working as a gravedigger, he decided it was time to retire and let someone younger take over the physically demanding job.