coat hanger

noun

1. hanger ( def 1 ).

coat hanger

noun

1. a curved piece of wood, wire, plastic, etc, fitted with a hook and used to hang up clothes

Word History and Origins

Origin of coat hanger¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

For example, a coat hanger is great for putting your clothes in the closet.

From Science News For Students

A coat hanger had once been the painful, unsanitary and sometimes only solution of choice.

From Washington Post

The headphone stand should look organic, sturdy, and smooth, not like a flimsy wire coat hanger.

From Popular-Science

So it matters if it’s a good coat hanger, but it’s just a coat hanger.

From Time

"Look here, let's not use the U.S.A. as a coat hanger," he wrote.

From The Daily Beast

It shows a woman, actress Lisa Edelstein, walking toward a closet; inside is a coat hanger.

From The Daily Beast

Place on coat hanger, and allow to dry before wearing or delivering.

From Project Gutenberg

When we want a gimlet, or a saw, or a coat-hanger we want that one thing and want it as good as it can be made.

From Project Gutenberg

The coat hanger is a convenient thing in every household, and also a good example of spokeshave work.

From Project Gutenberg

Also, hanging on a nail in one of the beams was a German tunic, stretched neatly on a coat-hanger.

From Project Gutenberg

Place on a coat hanger, to retain its proper shape and to dry before wearing.

From Project Gutenberg