groundworker

English

Etymology

ground +‎ worker

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.
    • 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.
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