welldigger

A person who digs a well.

Japanese Meaning

井戸を掘る人

The old welldigger taught his apprentice how to line the shaft and avoid cave-ins.

年老いた井戸掘りは見習いに井戸の壁を補強して崩落を防ぐ方法を教えた。

Sense（1）

A person who digs a well.

Some of them are indispensable such as blacksmith, carpenter, barber, shoemaker, potter, washerman, village messenger, etc. while others assist him indirectly, like bricklayers, welldiggers, masons, teachers, weavers, traders, oilmen, agricultural labourers and scavengers.

welldiggers

（ plural ）