doodgraver
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- dodengraver (archaic)
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch dootgravere. Equivalent to dood + graver.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
doodgraver m (plural doodgravers, diminutive doodgravertje n)
- gravedigger
- sexton beetle, burying beetle; beetle of the genus Nicrophorus
- (derogatory, colloquial) funeral director
- Synonym: begrafenisondernemer
Descendants edit
- Jersey Dutch: dôtxrâver