grave digger
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Nesbitt, who grew up near Rochester, N.Y., worked as a grave digger in high school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
While studying in Wolverhampton he also worked as a security guard, a grave digger and a washer of dead bodies in order to earn a living.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2022
A grave digger in Boston took time off during the day to watch the hearings at a bar to get “an education.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 8, 2022
“I don’t know how I would have felt if I had to bury my mother under these conditions,” said John Blumer, a grave digger at the New Montefiore Cemetery on Long Island.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2020
Baz Ellenbogen, who hadn’t made it through the first reader under Miss Myrt some years back, was the grave digger.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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