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Hanger

Hanger Meaning & Definition
Hanger Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hanger?

[n] anything from which something can be hung
[n] a worker who hangs something

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hanger:

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See Also | clothes hanger | coat hanger | dress hanger | strap | support | worker

Hanger In Webster's Dictionary

\Hang"er\, n. 1. One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman. 2. That by which a thing is suspended. Especially: (a) A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended. (b) (Mach.) A part that suspends a journal box in which shafting runs. See Illust. of {Countershaft}. (c) A bridle iron. 3. That which hangs or is suspended, as a sword worn at the side; especially, in the 18th century, a short, curved sword. 4. A steep, wooded declivity. [Eng.] --Gilbert White.

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