navvy
noun
nav·vy ˈna-vē 
plural navvies
chiefly British
: an unskilled laborer
Word History
Etymology
by shortening & alteration from navigator construction worker on a canal
First Known Use
1829, in the meaning defined above
navvy
noun
as in laborer
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- laborer
- toiler
- workman
- workingman
- drudge
- grub
- jobber
- assistant
- hack
- cog
- worker
- flunkey
- gandy dancer
- underling
- workingwoman
- subordinate
- flunky
- employee
- hireling
- workwoman
- jobholder
- flunkie
- wage slave
- wage earner
- wageworker
- colleague
- nine-to-fiver
- yes-man
- employe
- retainer
- associate
- coworker
- hand
- temporary
- temp
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- employer
- supervisor
- gaffer
- boss
- superior
