Meanings
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noun
an animal that digs a hole or tunnel, especially one that lives in the shelter it makes
The wombat is a powerful burrower that spends much of the day underground.
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noun
figurative: a person who searches deeply and persistently through information or material
The painstaking burrower spent years combing archives for forgotten references.
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Etymology
Formed from burrow and the agent suffix -er, literally one that burrows. The figurative sense transfers an animal's persistent digging to a person who works laboriously through books, records, or other material.