navvy

English - Turkish

Definition of navvy in English Turkish dictionary: mekanik ekskavatör; ağır işçi; demiryolu işçisi; Kanal veya demiryolu işçisi; amele; {i} kanal işçisi
navvy pick: ağır kazma
crane navvy: vinç demiryolu işçisi

English - English

Definition of navvy in English English dictionary: a laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad; A navvy is a person who is employed to do hard physical work, for example building roads or canals. navvies an unskilled worker who does physical work, such as building roads; {i} unskilled blue-collar laborer; Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, etc
navvies: plural of navvy

navvy

Hyphenation

nav·vy

[ 'na-vE ] (noun.) circa 1834. from the navigation canals upon which these workers first toiled

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