hanger

[ hang-er ]

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noun

a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
a part of something by which it is hung, as a loop on a garment.

a contrivance on which things are hung, as a hook.
Automotive. a double-hinged device linking the chassis with the leaf springs on vehicles having solid axles.
a light saber of the 17th and 18th centuries, often worn by sailors.
a person who hangs something.

Origin of hanger

1400–50; late Middle English hangere;see hang, -er¹

Words that may be confused with hanger

hangar, hanger

Words Nearby hanger

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How to use hanger in a sentence

Here are her suggestions for hangers, bins, benches and more that will help you get — and keep — your clothes in order.
Shopping with the pros: Storage solutions to help tame clothing clutter | Mari-Jane Williams | August 26, 2021 | 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.
Some NBA Summer League Stars Look ‘Too Good’ To Be There. What Does That Mean For Their Futures? | Jared Dubin | August 25, 2021 | 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.
Best bike storage: Wall mounts, bike hooks, and more bike storage ideas | empire | July 20, 2021 | Popular-Science
As that happens, that group of hangers-on will gather even more stars.
Spin in this Milky Way bar may show cosmic dark matter does exist | Emily Conover | July 19, 2021 | Science News For Students
As that happens, that cohort of hangers-on will gather additional stars.
Dark matter may slow the rotation of the Milky Way’s central bar of stars | Emily Conover | June 25, 2021 | Science News

It was all about how much you can look like a hanger on the runway.
Brooklyn Decker on Her ‘Horrible’ Modeling Experiences, Marriage, and Cracking Hollywood | Marlow Stern | April 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
She sees him for the talentless, wanna-be-famous hanger-on that he is.
Michael Fassbender Plays A Rocker in A Papier-Mâché Head in the Strange Sundance Film ‘Frank’ | Marlow Stern | January 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
A hanger found in a driveway in the 1500 block of Sixth Street caused suspicion.
In Oregon, No Silly Call Is Too Small for Papers’ Police Blotters | Kelly Williams Brown | January 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
"Look here, let's not use the U.S.A. as a coat hanger," he wrote.
Post Election, Obama Gambles on Syrian Rebels | Mike Giglio | November 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
It shows a woman, actress Lisa Edelstein, walking toward a closet; inside is a coat hanger.
Democrats Push Envelope on Abortion, Drop Insistence That It Be Rare | Eleanor Clift | September 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Undistinguished from any typical strap-hanger except perhaps by the light-hued eyes.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 | Various
Lamb could visualize him putting his coat on a hanger, carefully folding a scarf over it.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 | Various
A very serviceable hanger can be easily made of two clothespins of the clip type and about 2 ft. of large wire.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | Various
While still in humble circumstances and obscure, he was a hanger-on in the suit of the Governor of Africa.
Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) | Various
The finished floor is laid over the hanger so that it does not show from the top.
Elements of Plumbing | Samuel Dibble

British Dictionary definitions for hanger

hanger

/ (ˈhæŋə) /

noun

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

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
a wood on a steep hillside, characteristically beech growing on chalk in southern England
- a loop or strap on a sword belt from which a short sword or dagger was hung
- the weapon itself

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