straphanger
[ strap-hang-er ]
/ ˈstræpˌhæŋ ər /
noun
a passenger who stands in a crowded bus or subway train and holds onto a strap or other support suspended from above.
any user of such public transportation.
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strap work, strap-hinge, strap-laid, strap-oil, straphang, straphanger, strapless, strapline, strappado, strapped, strapped for
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Straphanger (in first-class compartment, to first-class passenger).
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British Dictionary definitions for straphanger
straphanger
/ (ˈstræpˌhæŋə) /
noun
informal a passenger in a bus, train, etc, who has to travel standing, esp by holding on to a strap
Derived forms of straphanger
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