It depends on the size of the scoop! An ice-cream scoop or a JCB digger's scoop - it makes a big difference.
Digger Phelps's birth name is Richard Phelps.
As name implies a digger means an equipment which can dig something. A digger is that machine which can dig earth.So digger comes from its work.
A digger normally used to dig earth for many purposes. Such as for mining and industrial purposes.A digger derrick is normally is known as digger truck.
"Digger" was the Australian term for a prospector. Prospectors spend their days digging in the ground for gold; hence the name 'digger'.
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The best name for a miner who is a gold digger is either "gold digger" or a "gold miner". Some people refer to these miners as "prospectors", but those are typically people who search for gold rather than mining it.
Digger is the main character of the comic of the same name, written and drawn by Ursula Vernon. Her full name is "Digger-Of-Unnecessarily-Convoluted-Tunnels," but that's kind of a mouthful. You can find the comic at http://www.diggercomic.com.
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