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hanger

Pronunciation: /ˈhæŋə/

The English word “hanger” has 11 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman, paper hanger, etc.
  2. A person who attempts suicide by hanging.
  3. A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended.
  4. A bridle iron.
  5. A clothes hanger.
  6. A short and broad backsword, worn so to hang at the side, especially popular in the 18th century.
  7. A steep, wooded slope.
  8. A hanging pitch; a pitch (typically a breaking ball or slider) that is poorly executed, hence easy to hit.
  9. Synonym of spectacular mark.
  10. A device secured by a bolt and used to attach a carabiner.
  11. Hunger and anger, especially when the anger is induced by the hunger.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English hanger, haunger, hangere, equivalent to hang + -er. Cognate with West Frisian hinger (“hanger”), Dutch hanger (“hanger”), German Hänger (“hanger”), Henker (“hangman”), Danish hænger (“hanger”), Norwegian henger (“hanger”), Swedish hängare (“hanger”).

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