Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

groundworker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ground-work-er
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who works on the ground, as opposed to an aviator, etc.

noun

Somebody employed to dig trenches, foundations, etc. in the ground.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From ground + worker.

Inflected Forms

groundworkers (plural)

Questions

What does groundworker mean?: A person who works on the ground, as opposed to an aviator, etc.
Where does groundworker come from?: From ground + worker.

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