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Pronunciation / Transliteration: tiělù gōngrén
"铁路工人在烈日下修缮铁轨。"
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2 senses- 1
Short for a gandy dancer; a railroad track laborer.
"The crew of gandies worked steadily under the midday sun to replace the warped rails." - 2
A slang or dialectal reference associated with nomadic or wandering lifestyle elements historically linked to itinerant trackmen.
"He lived the itinerant life of an old-school gandy, moving wherever the rails needed repair."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term originates from late 19th-century American railroad slang, specifically derived from the Gandy Dancer, a worker who laid and maintained railroad tracks using manual tools. The name is traditionally thought to come from the Gandy Manufacturing Company of Chicago, which produced hand tools used by the track workers, or from the graceful, synchronized movements required by the laborers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gandy" is said worldwide
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cantonnier
Transliteration: /kɑ̃.tɔ.nje/
"Le cantonnier répare les voies ferrées."
Gleisarbeiter
Transliteration: /ˈɡlaɪsˌʔaʁbaɪtɐ/
"Der Gleisarbeiter repariert die Eisenbahnschienen."
ferroviere
Transliteration: /fer.roˈvje.re/
"Il ferroviere lavora sulla manutenzione dei binari."
carrilano
Transliteration: /ka.riˈla.no/
"El carrilano trabaja manteniendo la vía del tren."
trabalhador ferroviário
Transliteration: /tɾa.ba.ʎaˈdoɾ fe.ʁoˈvja.ɾju/
"O trabalhador ferroviário conserta os trilhos."
रेलवे मजदूर
Transliteration: relve majdur
"रेलवे मजदूर पटरी की मरम्मत कर रहे हैं।"
铁路工人
Transliteration: tiělù gōngrén
"铁路工人在烈日下修缮铁轨。"
선로 인부
Transliteration: seollo inbu
"선로 인부들이 철도를 보수하고 있다."
線路工夫
Transliteration: senro kōfu
"線路工夫がレールの保守作業を行っている。"
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