ganger
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ganger
First recorded in 1840–50; gang 1 + -er 1 ( def. )
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Former miner, road ganger and union official, unlucky in love but with a growing reputation as a poet, Ledwidge joined up in 1916, surprising many who knew him.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2014
I met my ganger in one, and managed to get in front of them and ask on the quiet who they were.
From Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works by John Henry Newman
Peni—Ben, in plain English—is supposed to be my ganger; the Lord love him!
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) by Andrew Lang
An English ganger hard by never spoke at all, but no doubt his men felt lonely.
From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Robert John Buckley
Phebe at once thought of the ganger at the railway-works, and drove over to enlist his sympathies on behalf of Jim, frankly telling him all the story.
From The Little Missis by Charlotte Skinner
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