Words & TermsWar, service and history
digger
Also: Dig, the Diggers
An Australian soldier, especially one of the First World War.
In a sentence
The memorial names the diggers who enlisted from the district.
Where it came from
Digger first referred to miners and then became a familiar name for Australian and New Zealand soldiers during the First World War. In Australia it remains strongly tied to Anzac memory.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Australia-wide; also historically New Zealand usage