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| + | '''Digger''' or '''diggers''' may refer to: | ||
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| + | ==People== | ||
| + | * A person who digs or [[Excavation (archaeology)|excavates]] | ||
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| + | ** [[Clam digging|Clam digger]] | ||
| + | ** [[Dump diggers|Dump digger]] | ||
| + | ** [[Historical digging#Historical diggers|Historical digger]] | ||
| + | * [[Diggers]], a democratic egalitarian group of radicals during the English Civil War | ||
| + | * [[Digger Indians]], a name for the Paiute people | ||
| + | * [[Digger (soldier)]], Australian and New Zealand slang term for a soldier who has seen service | ||
| + | * Digger (goldminer), Australian and New Zealand term for a gold miner (on the "[[diggings]]") during the gold rushes of the 1850s | ||
| + | * A person who frequently submits or reads stories on [[Digg]], a technology news website | ||
| + | * [[Diggers (theater)]], an anarchist collective of the Haight-Ashbury area of San Francisco formed in 1966, named after the English Diggers | ||
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| + | ;Given name or nickname | ||
| + | * Digger Doug, alias [[Sid Rawle]] | ||
| + | * [[Digger Kettle]], English footballer | ||
| + | * [[Digger Okonkwo]], Maltese footballer | ||
| + | * [[Digger Phelps]] (born 1941), American basketball coach and sportscaster | ||
| + | * [[Digger Stanley]], English boxer | ||
| + | * Dirty Digger (sometimes shortened to Digger), nickname for [[Rupert Murdoch]] | ||
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| + | ==Popular culture== | ||
| + | * ''The Diggers'', an 1889 painting by [[Vincent van Gogh]] | ||
| + | * ''Diggers'' (1990), the second book in ''[[The Nome Trilogy]]'' by Terry Pratchett | ||
| + | * [[Digger (webcomic)]], a webcomic drawn and written by Ursula Vernon | ||
| + | * ''[[The Digger]]'', weekly magazine of Glasgow, Scotland | ||
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| + | ;Fictional characters | ||
| + | * [[Digger (Beanie Baby)]], a Beanie Baby crab produced by Ty, Inc. | ||
| + | * [[Digger (character)]], the mascot for NASCAR on Fox's "gopher cam" | ||
| + | * [[Digger (comics)]], a comic book character owned by Marvel Comics | ||
| + | * [[Digger (mascot)]], the official mascot of London Irish rugby football club | ||
| + | * Digger, member of "The Band" in Kathryn Lasky's book series ''[[Guardians of Ga'Hoole]]'' | ||
| + | * Digger, nickname for [[Botta's Pocket Gopher]] at the Wildlife Education & Rehabilitation Center in Morgan Hill, CA | ||
| + | * Digger the [[Dermatophyte]], a cartoon figure on an advertisement for Lamisil | ||
| + | * [[Digger Barnes]], a character in the American television series ''Dallas'' | ||
| + | * Digger Mole, a character from ''[[Shirt Tales]]'' | ||
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| + | ==Film and television== | ||
| + | * [[Diggers (1931 film)|''Diggers'' (1931 film)]] | ||
| + | * [[Digger (1993 film)|''Digger'' (1993 film)]] | ||
| + | * [[Diggers (film)|''Diggers'' (film)]], a 2006 film starring Paul Rudd and Lauren Ambrose | ||
| + | * [[Digger (Bottom)|"Digger" (''Bottom'')]], 1992 episode from the British television sitcom ''Bottom'' | ||
| + | * [[Diggers (TV show)|''Diggers'' (TV show)]], reality television show on the [[National Geographic Channel]] about [[metal detecting]]<!--remove context links when article created--> | ||
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| + | ;Music | ||
| + | * [[Digger (band)]], a punk band | ||
| + | * [[The Diggers]], a Scottish post-Brit-pop power-pop band | ||
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| + | ;Videogames | ||
| + | * [[Digger (video game)|''Digger'' (video game)]], a classic computer game from 1983 | ||
| + | * [[Diggers (video game)|''Diggers'' (video game)]], a launch title for the Amiga CD32 videogaming console | ||
| + | * A reconnaissance unit in the videogame ''[[Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf]]'' | ||
| + | * Diggers, archaeologists that explore ruins in [[Mega Man Legends (video game)|''Mega Man Legends'' (video game)]] | ||
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| + | ==Companies and organizations== | ||
| + | * [[Digger DTR]], a Swiss humanitarian and non profit organization | ||
| + | * [[The Digger's Club]], an Australian mail order seed company specializing in heirloom plants | ||
| + | * [[Diggers & Dealers]], an annual mining conference held in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia | ||
| + | * Diggers, a nickname for the German soccer club [[FC Ingolstadt 04]] | ||
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| + | ==Tools== | ||
| + | * Slang for an [[excavator]], a heavy vehicle often specialized for digging | ||
| + | * [[Post hole digger]], a tool used to dig post holes | ||
| + | * [[Shovel]] | ||
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| + | ==Other== | ||
| + | * [[Digger wasp]], wasp genus | ||
| + | * A distinct style of long and low [[Chopper (motorcycle)|chopper motorcycle]] popular in the mid to late 1970s | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Dig (disambiguation)]] | ||
| + | * [[Diggerland]] | ||
| + | * [[Diggers Rest, Victoria]], Australia | ||
| + | * [[Digging (disambiguation)]] | ||
| + | * [[Diggings]] | ||
| + | * [[Gold digger]] (disambiguation) | ||
| + | * [[Gravedigger (disambiguation)]] | ||
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Digger or diggers may refer to:
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People
- A person who digs or excavates
- Diggers, a democratic egalitarian group of radicals during the English Civil War
- Digger Indians, a name for the Paiute people
- Digger (soldier), Australian and New Zealand slang term for a soldier who has seen service
- Digger (goldminer), Australian and New Zealand term for a gold miner (on the "diggings") during the gold rushes of the 1850s
- A person who frequently submits or reads stories on Digg, a technology news website
- Diggers (theater), an anarchist collective of the Haight-Ashbury area of San Francisco formed in 1966, named after the English Diggers
- Given name or nickname
- Digger Doug, alias Sid Rawle
- Digger Kettle, English footballer
- Digger Okonkwo, Maltese footballer
- Digger Phelps (born 1941), American basketball coach and sportscaster
- Digger Stanley, English boxer
- Dirty Digger (sometimes shortened to Digger), nickname for Rupert Murdoch
Popular culture
- The Diggers, an 1889 painting by Vincent van Gogh
- Diggers (1990), the second book in The Nome Trilogy by Terry Pratchett
- Digger (webcomic), a webcomic drawn and written by Ursula Vernon
- The Digger, weekly magazine of Glasgow, Scotland
- Fictional characters
- Digger (Beanie Baby), a Beanie Baby crab produced by Ty, Inc.
- Digger (character), the mascot for NASCAR on Fox's "gopher cam"
- Digger (comics), a comic book character owned by Marvel Comics
- Digger (mascot), the official mascot of London Irish rugby football club
- Digger, member of "The Band" in Kathryn Lasky's book series Guardians of Ga'Hoole
- Digger, nickname for Botta's Pocket Gopher at the Wildlife Education & Rehabilitation Center in Morgan Hill, CA
- Digger the Dermatophyte, a cartoon figure on an advertisement for Lamisil
- Digger Barnes, a character in the American television series Dallas
- Digger Mole, a character from Shirt Tales
Film and television
- Diggers (1931 film)
- Digger (1993 film)
- Diggers (film), a 2006 film starring Paul Rudd and Lauren Ambrose
- "Digger" (Bottom), 1992 episode from the British television sitcom Bottom
- Diggers (TV show), reality television show on the National Geographic Channel about metal detecting
- Music
- Digger (band), a punk band
- The Diggers, a Scottish post-Brit-pop power-pop band
- Videogames
- Digger (video game), a classic computer game from 1983
- Diggers (video game), a launch title for the Amiga CD32 videogaming console
- A reconnaissance unit in the videogame Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf
- Diggers, archaeologists that explore ruins in Mega Man Legends (video game)
Companies and organizations
- Digger DTR, a Swiss humanitarian and non profit organization
- The Digger's Club, an Australian mail order seed company specializing in heirloom plants
- Diggers & Dealers, an annual mining conference held in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
- Diggers, a nickname for the German soccer club FC Ingolstadt 04
Tools
- Slang for an excavator, a heavy vehicle often specialized for digging
- Post hole digger, a tool used to dig post holes
- Shovel
Other
- Digger wasp, wasp genus
- A distinct style of long and low chopper motorcycle popular in the mid to late 1970s
See also
- Dig (disambiguation)
- Diggerland
- Diggers Rest, Victoria, Australia
- Digging (disambiguation)
- Diggings
- Gold digger (disambiguation)
- Gravedigger (disambiguation)
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