navvy

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. (UK, historical) A laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad.
2. an unskilled laborer

Verb

To carry out physical labor on a civil engineering project.

Concetti

sterratore

terrazziere

sinonimi

digger

excavator

excavator

drudge

galley slave

laborer

peon

unskilled labourer

construction worker

👷

ground-man

unskilled worker

workingman

working man

dredger

workman

ditcher

ground and air forces

shovelman

labourer

Traduzioni

terrassier

Erdarbeiter

σκαφτιάς

Streckenarbeiter

peón

Straßenarbeiter

Löffelbagger

peó

εργάτης

Erdarbeiten

εργάτης δημόσιων έργων

Kanalarbeiter

galérien

bracer

بحري

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈnævi/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Clipping of navigator, in reference to the navigation canals upon which these workers first toiled, + -y.