ditchdiggers
Canal excavation workers
Ditchdiggers are laborers who dig ditches, typically for drainage, irrigation, or utility lines.
The term often appears in discussions of manual labor and working-class occupations, sometimes with undertones suggesting low-status or unskilled work.
His father was a ditchdigger who worked hard so his kids could go to college.
The word occasionally appears in the phrase "ditchdiggers and doctors" to represent the full spectrum of occupations in society.
Tool for moving earth
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- excavationAct of unearthing
- spadeFlat-bladed digging implement
- pickaxePointed digging implement
sweat · calluses · muscle · backache · endurance · grit · strength · physical
Hinged-arm excavating machine
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
- earthmoverHeavy digging machinery
- excavatorMachine that digs earth
- trencherWooden food board
jackhammer · tamper · compactor · safety helmet · hi-vis vest
Long-distance fluid transport tube
- drainageLiquid removal system
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- sewerUnderground drainage pipe
- waterlineLevel water reaches
cable · utilities · foundation · grading · pipelaying · trenching · culvert · conduit
Working team aboard
- gangOrganized criminal group
- navviesManual excavation workers
- groundworkersConstruction site excavators
- shovelersThose who scoop material
trenchers · pipefitters · operators · foreman · workforce · sappers · gravediggers · landscapers
shovel
Tool for moving earth
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- excavationAct of unearthing
- spadeFlat-bladed digging implement
pickaxe · sweat · calluses · muscle · backache · endurance · grit · strength · physical · hardhat
backhoe
Hinged-arm excavating machine
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
- earthmoverHeavy digging machinery
- excavatorMachine that digs earth
trencher · jackhammer · tamper · compactor · safety helmet · hi-vis vest
pipeline
Long-distance fluid transport tube
- drainageLiquid removal system
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- sewerUnderground drainage pipe
waterline · cable · utilities · foundation · grading · pipelaying · trenching · culvert · conduit · stormwater
crew
Working team aboard
- gangOrganized criminal group
- navviesManual excavation workers
- groundworkersConstruction site excavators
shovelers · trenchers · pipefitters · operators · foreman · workforce · sappers · gravediggers · landscapers · union
ditchdiggersexecutives
Senior corporate officers
CEOs · corporate lawyers · surgeons · investment bankers · aristocrats
ditchdiggersintellectuals
People of scholarly pursuits
scholars · academics · theorists · knowledge workers · thinkers