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单词 navvy
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
nav•vy  (navē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -vies. [Brit. Informal.]
  1. British Terms, Informal Termsan unskilled manual laborer.
  • short for navigator 1825–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
navvy /ˈnævɪ/ n ( pl -vies)
  1. Brit informal a labourer on a building site, excavations, etc
Etymology: 19th Century: shortened from navigator, builder of a navigation (sense 4)
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