gravediggerˈgreɪvˌdɪg ər
gravedigger (n)
- plural
- gravediggers
English Definitions:
gravedigger (noun)
a person who earns a living by digging graves
gravedigger (Noun)
A person employed to dig graves.
gravedigger (Noun)
A necrophore, or burying beetle.
Gravedigger
A gravedigger is a cemetery worker responsible for digging a grave prior to a funeral service. If the grave is in a cemetery on the property of a church or other religious organization, gravediggers may be members of the decedent's family or volunteer parishioners. Digging graves has also been one of the traditional duties of a church's sexton. In municipal and privately owned cemeteries, gravediggers may be low-paid, unskilled, and temporary laborers, or they may be well-paid, trained, and professional careerists, as their duties may include landscaping tasks and courteous interactions with mourners and other visitors. A gravedigger implements a variety of tools to accomplish his primary task. A template, in the form of a wooden frame built to prescribed specifications, is often placed on the ground over the intended grave. The gravedigger may use a sod-cutter or spade to cut the outline of the grave and remove the top layer of sod. Digging the grave by hand usually requires shovels, picks, mattocks, and/or other tools. Cemeteries in industrialized countries may keep a backhoe loader and other heavy equipment, which greatly increases the efficiency of gravedigging.
Gravedigger
A gravedigger is a cemetery worker who is responsible for digging a grave prior to a funeral service.
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