groundworker

Noun

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.
   • 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. - 2014, Mike Riley, Alison Cotgrave, Construction Technology...