gandy dancer

noun

Definition of gandy dancernext
as in laborer

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  1. laborer
  2. wage earner
  3. grub
  4. hack
  5. jobber
  6. assistant
  7. subordinate
  8. cog
Noun
  • Industry celebrates Enbridge approval Industry and labor groups celebrated the approval Thursday, especially because Enbridge has contracted with Michaels Construction for the project that is expected to employ Wisconsin laborers.
    Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
  • According to Boston University's Korean Diaspora Project, when the then-sovereign state was annexed by the U.S. in 1898, plantation owners in Hawaii requiring cheap labor led to an influx of Chinese workers from Canton, as well as laborers from Korea.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of laborer
Noun
  • That tax cut was to be paid for by raising the cap for individuals earning more than $250,000 annually and requiring more Social Security taxes to be paid by those wage earners.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Even in 2019, the city of Milwaukee was the only municipality in the county where a single average wage earner could afford the average house by themselves.
    Mike Gousha and John D. Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of wage earner
Noun
  • And for grabbing some grub on the cook’s day off, downtown East Hampton’s Citarella Gourmet Market, and the perennially popular eatery Nick & Toni’s are only a bit more than three miles away.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Seated at a table, each tribe was presented with a bowl of live, squirming grubs in dirt.
    Emily Nussbaum, Vulture, 5 July 2024
Definition of grub
Noun
  • What election narratives are foreign actors pushing? Expect false tales of voters tampering with mail-in ballots, non-citizens casting ballots and hacks of election infrastructure in social media posts.
    Sam Sabin, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
  • And, blockchain technology provides a robust security framework, reducing the risk of hacks and data breaches.
    Gary Weinstein, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of hack
Noun
  • Read full article Now the last-place Sox are the beleaguered jobbers taking a beating at their home park.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Between his backstage segments, and being protected in defeat, Leon Ruff is quietly going from a glorified jobber to a legitimate midcarder.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 12 May 2021
Definition of jobber
Noun
  • Lead assistant coach David Adelman took on head coaching duties for the Nuggets in New Orleans, where the court was painted blue for their first NBA Cup game.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The new system lets users ask questions about NASA’s satellite data in plain English, similar to chatting with a virtual assistant.
    Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of assistant
Noun
  • Consider implementing 360-degree assessments to gather insights from peers, subordinates and supervisors.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Not wanting to be the bad guy, Paul took all of on his subordinates’ undesirable chores, ultimately injuring himself in the process.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of subordinate
Noun
  • The cogs in Lenù’s brain immediately start to turn.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Eastwood’s films match a respect for the military with a distaste for war and the callousness of officers who treat their soldiers as cogs.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of cog
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