Trench cutter and method for making a cut trench in the ground

A trench cutter comprising

• a box-shaped housing, on the upper face of which a lifting apparatus can be mounted,
• at least one cutting wheel, which is arranged on a lower face of the housing and can be driven in rotation to remove soil material, wherein cutting teeth are arranged along the outer circumference of the cutting wheel in at least one circumferential row, which at least one axial circumferential clearance adjoins,
• at least one clearing plate, which is arranged to be fixed relative to the housing and engages in the at least one circumferential clearance on the cutting wheel to clear away soil material,
• wherein the at least one cutting wheel is mounted on a planar bearing plate on the lower face of the housing,
• wherein
• the at least one clearing plate with a plate holder is mounted on the bearing plate and
• the at least one clearing plate is mounted on a plate holder so as to be spaced apart from the housing, which plate holder is arranged so as to be spaced apart from the housing, wherein a passage is formed between the at least one clearing plate mounted on the plate holder and the housing, through which passage soil material that has been cut out during operation can be guided upwards.