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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.] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | 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 dancerold 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: dancergandy dancer
Words related to gandy dancernoun a laborer in a railroad maintenance gangRelated Words- laborer
- labourer
- manual laborer
- jack
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