ditch digger
Makes drainage channels
A ditch digger is someone who digs ditches—trenches for drainage, irrigation, or utility lines.
The term often carries class connotations, representing unskilled manual labor: If you don't study, you'll end up as a ditch digger.
This dismissive use has made the term slightly dated as attitudes toward blue-collar work have shifted.
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- trenchLong narrow excavation
- excavatorMachine that digs earth
- break groundStart a building project
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- laborerslaborers, day laborer, day labourer, day laborers, manual worker
- public worksstreets, sidewalks, sewers, traffic lights, stop sign
- road workersroad crew, paver, flagger, flagman, road builder
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Top corporate officer
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Concerning thought and reason
academic · theorist · philosopher · pencil pusher · paper pusher
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