English Dictionary

navvy

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈnævi/

名詞

イギリス英語

(chiefly Britain) A laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad.

日本語の意味

土木工事現場で働く労働者、特にイギリスでは運河や鉄道の建設作業員を指す。

The old navvy wiped the sweat from his brow as the steam shovel dug deeper into the canal bed.

年老いた土木作業員は、蒸気ショベルが運河の底をさらに掘り進めると、額の汗をぬぐった。

意味（1）

(chiefly Britain) A laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad.

Suppose two lads, fresh from school, go out into the world to earn their living; one becomes a navvy and one a clerk. In five years' time these two young men will probably be very different in appearance from one another. The navvy will have developed his muscles; he will be broad-built, broad-chested, and strong.

navvies （ plural ）