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Noun: gandy dancer
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. A laborer in a railroad maintenance gang
    "The gandy dancer worked tirelessly to maintain the railroad tracks"

Derived forms: gandy dancers

Type of: jack, laborer [US], labourer [Brit, Cdn], manual laborer [US], manual labourer [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Gandy dancer