Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who digs with or as if with a spade.
- noun Figuratively, a patient and laborious investigator.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who digs, as with a spade.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
digs ordelves , as with a spade.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Attacked by a monstrous little creature called a "delver", Cara is rescued by a shambling, manlike beast called "the Dimblethum."
SFFaudio 2009
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Attacked by a monstrous little creature called a "delver", Cara is rescued by a shambling, manlike beast called "the Dimblethum."
SFFaudio 2009
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The Redstone was an Army rocket whose original prurpose was to delver nuclear warheads over meduim ranges.
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Since that initial outing to the world of Dereth, Turbine has brought out Dungeons & Dragons Online, the MMORPG version of the original pen and paper dungeon delver.
Warner Bros sucks up Turbine : Chronicles Network: Science Fiction & Fantasy 2010
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A pad could be used in class to take notes and to delver some lecture materials--keynote which use, music, and the internet.
whyPad? James F. McGrath 2010
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And the Arabs have once again been faced with an America unwilling or unable to delver.
Stephen P. Cohen: America's Legacy in the Middle East: Lessons for Obama? Where Does Yemen Fit? 2010
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And the Arabs have once again been faced with an America unwilling or unable to delver.
America's Legacy in the Middle East: Lessons for Obama? Where Does Yemen Fit? Stephen P. Cohen 2010
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Corporate leaders have come to Cancun to delver the unequivocal message that climate change is bad for business.
Jonathan Wootliff: Climate Change Is Bad for Business Jonathan Wootliff 2010
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Corporate leaders have come to Cancun to delver the unequivocal message that climate change is bad for business.
Jonathan Wootliff: Climate Change Is Bad for Business Jonathan Wootliff 2010
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Corporate leaders have come to Cancun to delver the unequivocal message that climate change is bad for business.
Jonathan Wootliff: Climate Change Is Bad for Business Jonathan Wootliff 2010
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