Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun digger

2 senses of digger

Sense 1
digger -- (a laborer who digs)
       => laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack -- (someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor)

Sense 2
power shovel, excavator, digger, shovel -- (a machine for excavating)
       => machine -- (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)