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digger

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

digger A person who digs. In the 17th century, the Diggers were a group of radical dissenters formed in England in 1649 as an offshoot of the Levellers, believing in a form of agrarian communism in which common land would be made available to the poor; they first asserted their principles at St George's Hill, Walton-on-Thames, in Surrey in 1649, where they began to dig up the land and plant crops. The Diggers were suppressed by the authorities, and their leader, Gerrard Winstanley (fl. 1648–52) imprisoned.

In Australia and New Zealand, digger is an informal term for a man, especially a private soldier. The term derived (in the early 20th century) from digger ‘miner’, reinforced by association with the digging of trenches on the battlefields.

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Digger

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Digger A member of a radical group that flourished briefly in 1649–50, when England's political future was uncertain. Led by Gerrard WINSTANLEY, the Diggers began seizing common land and sharing it out. They called themselves the True Levellers, but were opposed and denounced by the LEVELLERS, who disliked their communistic attitude towards property. Although they themselves rejected the use of force, their settlements in Surrey were dispersed by the authorities in March 1650.

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digger

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digger n. Austral./NZ informal a man, especially a private soldier (often used as a friendly form of address): how are you, Digger?
early 20th cent.: from digger ‘miner,’ reinforced by association with the digging of trenches on the battlefields.

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digger

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

digger •blagger, bragger, dagger, flagger, Jagger, lagger, nagger, quagga, saggar, shagger, stagger, swagger •alga, realgar, Trafalgar •anger, clangour (US clangor), Katanga, languor, manga, panga, sangar, tanga, Tauranga, Zamboanga •sandbagger • carpetbagger • Erlanger •Aga, Braga, dagga, dargah, laager, lager, naga, Onondaga, raga, saga •beggar, eggar, Gregor, mega, Megger •Edgar • Helga • Heidegger •bootlegger •Jaeger, maigre, Meleager, Noriega, Ortega, rutabaga, Sagar •Antigua, beleaguer, bodega, eager, intriguer, leaguer, meagre (US meager), reneger, Riga, Seeger, Vega •chigger, configure, digger, figure, Frigga, jigger, ligger, rigger, rigor, rigour, snigger, swigger, transfigure, trigger, vigour (US vigor) •churinga, finger, linger, malinger •gravedigger • ladyfinger • forefinger •omega • vinegar • Honegger •outrigger • Minnesinger •Auriga, Eiger, liger, saiga, taiga, tiger

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