ganger

American  

[gang-er] / ˈgæŋ ər /

noun

British.

1. a foreman of a gang of laborers.

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ganger British  

/ ˈɡæŋə /

noun

1. the foreman of a gang of labourers

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Etymology

Origin of ganger

First recorded in 1840–50; gang ¹ + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

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

It’s my opinion that it will take a month; and that’s what the ganger thinks too.”

From Glyn Severn's Schooldays by Pears, Charles

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

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

It was the ganger who had told the contractor of the meeting, and he was there partly out of curiosity and partly out of fear lest there might be some rather rough "horse-play."

From The Little Missis by Skinner, Charlotte