1. plural of ditcher; people or machines that dig ditches
Usage: common in construction and agriculture
2. people who abandon or desert something, especially a plan or commitment
Usage: informal; chiefly British

Examples

• The construction crew hired several ditchers to prepare the foundation.
• Modern ditchers can excavate trenches much faster than manual labor.
• The project failed because too many ditchers abandoned it at the last minute.
• Those ditchers left the team when things got difficult.
• The farm used mechanical ditchers to install irrigation lines.