navvy

chiefly British

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for navvy
Noun
  • Ortiz recalls anecdotes from domestic laborers during the aftermath of the Woolsey fire—workers being hired to put out fires, employers evacuating but leaving their household workers behind to care for pets, workers left behind to clean toxic ash.
    Simmone Shah, TIME, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Read Article > The H-1B visa program helps corporations replace US workers with cheap foreign laborers who lack basic rights.
    Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Freed from drudge work, these workers should be empowered to focus on more creative tasks and problem-solving.
    Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Mark Mulroney’s Look That Way depicts a subversive medley of fleshy tree limbs oozing grubs, an ominous vise grip, and an apple showing signs of rot.
    Leilani Marie Labong, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Like any ski town worth its salt, there’s a brewery; Beech Mountain Brewing Co. Taproom & Grill features live weekend music alongside great pub grub.
    Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Investigators after a lengthy probe ruled out arson and determined the fire was probably caused by an accident, either an electrical fault or sparked by a smoldering cigarette left by a workman.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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 30 Jan. 2025.

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