1. (noun) a machine for excavating

• excavator
• power shovel
• shovel

1. (noun) a laborer who digs

• ditch digger
• mud digger
• trencher

2. (noun) a machine for excavating

• backhoe
• dredge
• steam shovel

1. (noun) a laborer who digs

• jack
• laborer
• labourer
• manual laborer

2. (noun) a machine for excavating

• machine

1. (noun) a laborer who digs

• dig
• dig out

2. (noun) a machine for excavating

• cut into
• delve
• dig
• turn over
• dig
• dig out
• excavate
• shovel