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Vinony

delver

noun

  1. one who delves, as a tiller of the ground, or excavator
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Wiktionary

noun

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

  1. One who digs or delves, as with a spade.

    “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[.]”