gandy dancers

noun

plural of gandy dancer
as in laborers

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  1. laborers
  2. grubs
  3. assistants
  4. subordinates
Noun
  • In the shrimp ponds, these landless laborers earn only a few dollars a day, with no contracts or protections.
    — Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, The Dial, 7 July 2026
  • Duties while at the firehouse included speaking with laborers and subcontractors, ordering supplies and discussions with other Good Neighbor Investors members, Mora recalled.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of laborers
Noun
  • Japanese beetles suddenly emerge mid-summer as the grubs become adults.
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Many birds subsist on bugs, including grubs, earthworms, and flying insects.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 5 July 2026
Definition of grubs
Noun
  • Noncertified employees – staff like bus drivers, cafeteria workers and teaching assistants – will get a 3% raise.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
  • The appeals court ruled that Le Pen oversaw years of misuse by her National Rally party of European Parliament funds by paying staff with money intended for European Union parliamentary assistants.
    — Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of assistants
Noun
  • Mayor Dean Trantalis, Commissioner Steven Glassman and Commissioner John Herbst took issue with her leadership, accusing her of being dismissive to subordinates and ruffling too many feathers.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • Put simply, the theory says the president should be able to issue orders to subordinates and to fire them at will.
    — Graham G. Dodds, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
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