An archaic Australian term for a miner's wife or the female partner of a gold digger. Dating from the gold rush era in Australia, when 'digger' referred to a miner, the '-ess' suffix formed the feminine counterpart. Now completely obsolete except in historical or period fiction contexts.
The account described how the diggeress would manage the camp while her husband worked the claim.
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(AU, archaic) A miner's wife.
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