delver

Definition

One who digs or delves, as with a spade.

Etymology

From Middle English delvere, from Old English delfere (“a digger”), equivalent to delve + -er.

Example Sentences

• "Their armour and weapons were found at times, by delvers and dykers, for centuries after; are found at times unto this day, beneath the rich drained cornfields which now fill up that black half-mile[.]"