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
navvies
noun
as in laborers
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- laborers
- toilers
- workingmen
- grubs
- workmen
- assistants
- flunkeys
- drudges
- subordinates
- cogs
- gandy dancers
- underlings
- jobbers
- wageworkers
- workers
- employees
- workwomen
- hacks
- workingwomen
- jobholders
- wage slaves
- wage earners
- employes
- hirelings
- flunkies
- nine-to-fivers
- colleagues
- yes-men
- hands
- coworkers
- co-workers
- associates
- retainers
- temporaries
- temps
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- employers
- supervisors
- gaffers
- bosses
- superiors
