GANDY DANCER Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

gandy dancer

noun

Definition of gandy dancer

as in laborer

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Noun

While chore coats originated in late 19th-century France as practical uniforms for farmers, factory workers and laborers, Lee helped establish the style within American workwear.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
Her philanthropic activities extended far beyond her own community to include Indigenous inmates, Chinese immigrants, and white laborers, along with countless other Angelenos.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of laborer

Noun

Leaders in one Virginia county approved a program last week to set aside $50,000 to support families in which the primary wage earner has been detained by federal immigration authorities.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2026
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

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My lunch companion, aka my perpetually starving 16-year-old son, Nicholas, was floored by how quickly our pagers lit up, beckoning us to come grab grub.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2026
Missing a taste of their native grub, the cousins devised an idea for a groundbreaking food truck that would bring Maine lobster across America.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Oct. 2026

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There are thousands of wrestlers across the globe hoping to make a name for themselves and transform themselves from a no-name jobber into a star that is recognized by everyone.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The installers were jobbers who worked for one of the big-box retailers.

— Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025

Definition of jobber

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Drawing district lines to effectively disenfranchise voters and ensure a seat in Congress for some partisan hack was a dark-of-night sort of thing that the public hated, not an honorable practice for upstanding citizens.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
More styling hacks, as shown here, that’ll keep the look feeling modern and cool?

— Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of hack

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And, one of Thompson’s subordinates knew that Rusinowski may have been stealing meds a month before Thompson found out and didn’t say anything, the attorneys stated.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Trump’s subordinates have been hinting for months that ICE agents or other federal officers may turn up at polling places on Election Day.

— Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

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