NAVVY


Meaning of NAVVY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈna-vē ]

noun

( plural navvies )

Etymology: by shortening & alteration from navigator construction worker on a canal

Date: circa 1834

chiefly British : an unskilled laborer

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.