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gan·dy dancer (g

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n. Slang

1. A railroad worker.

2. An itinerant laborer.

[Origin unknown.]

gandy dancer [ˈgændɪ]

(Transport / Railways) Slang a railway track maintenance worker

[of uncertain origin]

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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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