navvy

chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for navvy
Noun
  • The main claim here is that an influx in cheaper low-skilled laborers not only pushes down the cost of goods but negatively impacts preexisting American workers by lowering their wages as well.
    Christian Paz, Vox, 4 Feb. 2025
  • These workers, which do not include undocumented workers or H-2A laborers, are believed to represent 44% of all agricultural workers in Colorado.
    Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In other words, exactly the type of drudge work that corporates have outsourced for decades to offshore teams from the likes of Accenture, Cognizant and Infosys.
    Iain Martin, Forbes, 4 Feb. 2025
  • But for those who experienced the desperate, dismal drudge of Forest’s three seasons in League One, the third tier of English football, from 2005-08 — and visits to clubs including Yeovil, Carlisle, Tranmere and Hartlepool — there has been a long wait for moments like this.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • To start and end the day, visitors can dig into gourmet grub created by the ranch's on-site chef, Brian Doyle; his dishes are meant to evoke the spirit of the West and involve plenty of prime cuts and fresh fish.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Burgers The Werks serves a robust menu of elevated pub grub, but the burgers are the star of the show.
    Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The defective grandstand was a last-minute add-on; workmen were still hammering it together as people took their seats.
    Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Florals appeared as embroideries and prints on workman jackets and corduroy pants adding an artisanal touch to the look, as seen in this Rue de Tokyo piece.
    Alex Badia, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Read full article Now the last-place Sox are the beleaguered jobbers taking a beating at their home park.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Between his backstage segments, and being protected in defeat, Leon Ruff is quietly going from a glorified jobber to a legitimate midcarder.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 12 May 2021
Noun
  • This nascent subgenre flows directly from Woody Guthrie’s suite of murder ballads, which gave the workingman’s lament an infusion of antihero glamour.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
  • His workingman shtick, borrowed from socialist folk-music sentimentality, is sustained by the showbiz equivalent of the Democrat machine.
    Armond White, National Review, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Navvy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navvy. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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