navvy
The word “navvy” has 2 syllables: nav-vy.
It's pronounced as /ˈnævi/.
What is synonym and antonym for navvy?
In the thesaurus, “navvy” has 8 synonyms and 1 antonym.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for navvy along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for navvy
Antonyms for navvy
- employer
Meanings of navvy
- noun
- A laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad.
- verb
- To carry out physical labor on a civil engineering project.
Example Sentences
- The navvy worked tirelessly to dig the canal, even in harsh weather conditions.
- The navvy community formed tight bonds as they faced the challenges of their laborious work together.
- The strong arms of the navvy wielded pickaxes and shovels with remarkable skill.
- Many folk songs and stories celebrate the hard life of the navvy during the industrial revolution.
- A skilled navvy could move mountains, or at least make a passable one for a railway line.
On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to navvy, such as: drudge, employer, flunkey, grub, jobber, laborer, toiler.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
gandy dancer
- assistant
- cog
- drudge
- employee
- flunkey
- grub
- hack
- jobber
- laborer
- navvy
- subordinate
- toiler
- underling
- wage earner
- wage slave
- wageworker
- workwoman
- yes-man
jobber
- assistant
- cog
- dealer
- discounter
- distributor
- drudge
- exporter
- flunkey
- flunky
- gandy dancer
- laborer
- merchant
- navvy
- reseller
- retailer
- seller
- subordinate
- toiler
- trader
- underling
- vendor
- wholesaler