gandy dancer

noun

Definition of gandy dancernext
as in laborer

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  1. laborer
  2. wage earner
  3. grub
  4. jobber
  5. hack
  6. assistant
  7. subordinate
  8. toiler
Noun
  • My beloved barn jacket dates back to 19th-century France—referred to as a chore coat or bleu de travail—where it was worn among farmers and laborers who relied on its tough, moleskin fabric to get them through fieldwork.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2026
  • This one stars Cox himself as a mysterious and formidable old man in an undertaker’s suit and parson’s hat who wanders into an Arizona border town in 1890 to gather the names of dead Mexican laborers.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of laborer
Noun
  • Homes that were built to be attainable for a modest local wage earner were inflated into high-yield financial assets.
    — Jonathan Tower, Forbes.com, 4 June 2026
  • Sanchez and Stewart have disagreed on housing policy in the city, but both have said there is a critical need to balance the expansion of market-rate apartments with units that are within reach of below-average wage earners.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of wage earner
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  • They are considered beneficial insects that pollinate flowers and prey on grubs and beetles.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Their diet consists primarily of insects and other soil-dwelling creatures, including earthworms and grubs.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of grub
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  • The installers were jobbers who worked for one of the big-box retailers.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025
  • Now the last-place Sox are the beleaguered jobbers taking a beating at their home park.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
Definition of jobber
Noun
  • Wolff does not describe it as a chatbot, a productivity hack, or a clever add-on.
    — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • When activists and media hacks attack your locker room, a head coach cannot just sit on the fence.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of hack
Noun
  • Alex Wagner, who served as assistant secretary of the Air Force for manpower and reserve affairs during the Biden administration, argued recruiting has remained remarkably insulated from those political battles.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Coach Ken Niumatalolo built a veteran staff of assistants under Filimoeatu, adding defensive pass game coordinator and cornerbacks coach Brian Norwood along with safeties coach Joe Dale.
    — Niles Hall, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of assistant
Noun
  • Impressive Humility with peers, and something else entirely with subordinates.
    — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The subordinate sent a spreadsheet reporting that more than 500,000 work-orders in the MTA system at the time had been closed out despite having no indication the work had been done.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of subordinate
Noun
  • Yet the story of the toiler turned tycoon persisted.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Definition of toiler
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