ganger
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ganger
First recorded in 1840–50; gang 1 + -er 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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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 know what my missis would say there was in it," the ganger plucked up courage enough to say.
From The Little Missis by Skinner, Charlotte
“Where’s Sol Dancer?” cried the ganger, after another spell at counting.
From The Sapphire Cross by Fenn, George Manville
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 Lang, Andrew
It was suspected that they had been stolen, in the confusion that day prevailing at the little station, by some ganger on the relief-train.
From Merry-Garden and Other Stories by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
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