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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Excavator

/ĕk'-skəv-ātˌ-ẽr/ · Ex·ca·va·tor · IPA /ˈɛkskəˌveɪtɚ/
01 n. One who, or that which, excavates or hollows out; a machine, as a dredging machine, or a tool, for excavating.
  1. 1.
    One who, or that which, excavates or hollows out; a machine, as a dredging machine, or a tool, for excavating.