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
I expect they made a mistake in loading them; anyhow, young Jack, my ganger, found he had no half-rounds, but a lot of rectangulars.
From Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works by Newman, John Henry
The ganger, if in want of men or materials, reports to his inspector, who, if they are required, sends a requisition to the engineer, keeping a small stock at his head-quarters to supply urgent demands.
From Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years by Various
Well, I had the crane stopped in a second, for my nephew was watching like a vulture, and I and my ganger had provided ourselves with a bar each, and were standing on the flanges.
From Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works by Newman, John Henry
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