groundworker
English
Etymology
ground + worker
Noun
groundworker (plural groundworkers)
- One who works on the ground, as opposed to an aviator, etc.
- Somebody employed to dig trenches, foundations, etc. in the ground.
- 2014, Mike Riley, Alison Cotgrave, Construction Technology 2: Industrial and Commercial Building
- At this stage of the construction process the only people on the site would normally be groundworkers and the steel erectors, followed by the roof cladders.
- 2014, Mike Riley, Alison Cotgrave, Construction Technology 2: Industrial and Commercial Building