ditch digger

• Persona cuyo trabajo consiste en cavar zanjas, generalmente para drenaje, riego o fines de construcción. El término también puede usarse de manera informal o despectiva para referirse a alguien que realiza trabajo manual poco calificado.

A person whose job is to dig ditches, typically for drainage, irrigation, or construction purposes. The term can also be used informally or derogatorily to refer to someone doing low-skilled manual labor.

1. Manual laborerB1formal

   A person whose job is to dig ditches, typically for construction or drainage.

   Excavador de zanjas

   • The ditch digger worked tirelessly under the hot sun.
   • He started his career as a ditch digger before becoming a foreman.
   • The crew of ditch diggers completed the trench in two days.

2. Low-status job (slang)B2slangamerican

   A derogatory term for a person with a low-paying, unskilled, or menial job.

   Trabajo de baja categoría (despectivo)

   • He felt like a ditch digger compared to his successful friends.
   • She didn't want to be treated like a ditch digger at the office.
   • The insult 'ditch digger' was used to belittle his profession.