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gan·dy dancer
(găn′dē)n. Slang
1. A railroad worker.
2. An itinerant laborer.
[Origin unknown.]
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gandy dancer
(ˈɡændɪ)n
(Railways) slang a railway track maintenance worker
[C20: of uncertain origin]
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gan′dy danc`er
(ˈgæn di)n.
a member of a railroad section gang that lays or maintains track.
[1915–20; of uncertain orig.]
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| Noun | 1. | gandy dancer - a laborer in a railroad maintenance gang laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor |
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