hanger

[ hang-er ]

noun

1. a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging hang a garment when not in use.
2. a part of something by which it is hung, hung, as a loop on a garment.
3. a contrivance on which things are hung, hung, as a hook.
4. Automotive. a double-hinged device linking the chassis with the leaf springs on vehicles having solid axles.
5. a light saber of the 17th and 18th centuries, often worn by sailors.
6. a person who hangs something.

hanger

/ ˈhæŋə /

noun

1. 1. any support, such as a hook, strap, peg, or loop, on or by which something may be hung
   2. See coat hanger
2. 1. a person who hangs something
   2. ( in combination )

      paperhanger

3. a bracket designed to attach one part of a mechanical structure to another, such as the one that attaches the spring shackle of a motor car to the chassis
4. a wood on a steep hillside, characteristically beech growing on chalk in southern England
5. 1. a loop or strap on a sword belt from which a short sword or dagger was hung
   2. the weapon itself

Word History and Origins

Origin of hanger¹

1400–50; late Middle English hangere; hang, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Here are her suggestions for hangers, bins, benches and more that will help you get — and keep — your clothes in order.

From Washington Post

Year after year, most people in and around the NBA ecosystem — coaches, players, executives, agents, media members, hopefuls, hangers-on and more — descend on Las Vegas for the league’s annual Summer League competition.

From FiveThirtyEight

If you don’t have a garage, setting up a rack or bicycle hanger in the basement works too, or even in the attic during the off-season.

From Popular-Science

As that happens, that group of hangers-on will gather even more stars.

From Science News For Students

As that happens, that cohort of hangers-on will gather additional stars.

From Science News

It was all about how much you can look like a hanger on the runway.

From The Daily Beast

She sees him for the talentless, wanna-be-famous hanger-on that he is.

From The Daily Beast

A hanger found in a driveway in the 1500 block of Sixth Street caused suspicion.

From The Daily Beast

"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

Undistinguished from any typical strap-hanger except perhaps by the light-hued eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

Lamb could visualize him putting his coat on a hanger, carefully folding a scarf over it.

From Project Gutenberg

A very serviceable hanger can be easily made of two clothespins of the clip type and about 2 ft. of large wire.

From Project Gutenberg

While still in humble circumstances and obscure, he was a hanger-on in the suit of the Governor of Africa.

From Project Gutenberg

The finished floor is laid over the hanger so that it does not show from the top.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• blade
• dagger
• saber