Definition of Fossor

1. Noun. A gravedigger in the catacombs of Ancient Rome. ¹

2. Noun. A type of mole cricket, with scientific name ''Gryllotalpa fossor'', known for its digging abilities. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fossor

1. a grave-digger [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fossor

fossilising
fossilism
fossilist
fossilists
fossility
fossilizable
fossilization
fossilizations
fossilize
fossilized
fossilizes
fossilizing
fossilogy
fossilology
fossils
fossor (current term)
fossores
fossoria
fossorial
fossorial foot
fossorial mammal
fossorious
fossors
fossula
fossula fenestrae cochleae
fossula fenestrae vestibuli
fossula petrosa
fossula rotunda
fossulae
fossulae tonsillares

Literary usage of Fossor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogi Veteres Librorum Ecclesiae Cathedralis Dunelm: Catalogues of the by Durham Cathedral Library, Beriah Botfield, Hulne abbey Library (1838)
"... per Dominum J. fossor Priorem, ... fossor Prior fuit ab anno 1342 ab 1374 : Sed iste liber aliquanto anti- ..."

2. Epitaphs of the Catacombs; Or, Christian Inscriptions in Rome During the by James Spencer Northcote (1878)
"Evidence from the inscriptions of the Catacombs to—(i) The hierarchy, pope, bishop, priest, deacon, exorcist, lector, fossor, ..."

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