# gandy dancer

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A railway laborer, especially a member of a crew which carries rails and affixes them to ties.

## Etymology
Uncertain; see Wikipedia for various speculative etymologies.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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