doodgraver
Dutch
Alternative forms
- dodengraver (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch dootgravere. Equivalent to dood + graver.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdoːtˌxraː.vər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: dood‧gra‧ver
Noun
doodgraver m (plural doodgravers, diminutive doodgravertje n)
- gravedigger
- sexton beetle, burying beetle; beetle of the genus Nicrophorus
- (derogatory, colloquial) funeral director
- Synonym: begrafenisondernemer