navvy

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von navvy im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

mekanik ekskavatör

ağır işçi

demiryolu işçisi

Kanal veya demiryolu işçisi

amele

{i} kanal işçisi

Relevante Übersetzungen

navvy pick

ağır kazma

crane navvy

vinç demiryolu işçisi

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von navvy im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

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

Relevante Übersetzungen

navvies

plural of navvy

Silbentrennung

nav·vy

Etymologie

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