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groundworker

groundworker noun: a person who works on the ground, as opposed to an aviator, etc.

Noun

groundworker (plural groundworkers)

  1. A person who works on the ground, as opposed to an aviator, etc.
  2. Somebody employed to dig trenches, foundations, etc. in the ground.
    • 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

Forms of groundworker

pluralgroundworkers

Origin of groundworker

From ground + worker.

Questions about groundworker

What does groundworker mean?
Groundworker means a person who works on the ground, as opposed to an aviator, etc.
What part of speech is groundworker?
Groundworker is a noun.
What is the plural of groundworker?
The plural of groundworker is groundworkers.

Words near groundworker in the dictionary

  1. groundway
  2. groundways
  3. groundwood
  4. groundwoods
  5. groundwork
  6. groundworker
  7. groundworkers
  8. groundworks
  9. groundworm
  10. groundworms
  11. groundy

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