navvy

Etymology
, in reference to the navigation canals upon which these workers first toiled, +.

Noun

 * 1)  A laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad.

Translations

 * Belarusian: земляко́п
 * Bulgarian: изкопчия
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 * Slovak: kopáč
 * Ukrainian:

Verb

 * 1)  To carry out physical labor on a civil engineering project.