navvy

Plural: navvies

Noun

A laborer, especially one who digs canals or railways.
a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
A laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad.
an unskilled laborer

Verb

To carry out physical labor on a civil engineering project.

Examples

After hours of word digging, he felt like a navvy, moving tiles with brute force.

Origin / Etymology

Clipping of navigator, in reference to the navigation canals upon which these workers first toiled, + -y.

Synonyms

drudge, galley slave, peon

Scrabble Score: 14

navvy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
navvy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
navvy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

navvy: valid Words With Friends Word