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单词 gandy dancer
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gandy dancer


gan·dy dancer

G0034500 (găn′dē)n. Slang 1. A railroad worker.2. An itinerant laborer.
[Origin unknown.]

gandy dancer

(ˈɡændɪ) n (Railways) slang a railway track maintenance worker[C20: of uncertain origin]

gan′dy danc`er

(ˈgæn di)
n. a member of a railroad section gang that lays or maintains track. [1915–20; of uncertain orig.]
Thesaurus
Noun1.gandy dancer - a laborer in a railroad maintenance ganglaborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

gandy dancer


gandy dancer

old fashioned A worker in a railway gang who lays and maintains railroad tracks. My grandaddy worked as a gandy dancer building the first stretch of railroads across the state.See also: dancer

gandy dancer


  • noun

Words related to gandy dancer

noun a laborer in a railroad maintenance gang

Related Words

  • laborer
  • labourer
  • manual laborer
  • jack
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