ganger
See also: Ganger, gånger, and -ganger
English
Etymology
From Middle English ganger, from Old English gangere (“a ganger, footman”), equivalent to gang + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gunger, West Frisian gonger, Dutch ganger, German Gänger, Danish gjænger, ganger, Swedish gängare, Icelandic gangari.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡæŋə(ɹ)/
Noun
ganger (plural gangers)
- (chiefly Scotland) One who or that which walks or goes; a goer; a walker.
- A horse that goes quickly.
- One who oversees a gang of workmen.
- 1961 November, “Talking of Trains: Derailment near Holmes Chapel”, in Trains Illustrated, page 652:
- The length ganger saw the train passing with the van derailed and promptly telephoned the Sandbach signalman, who restored his signals to danger, but not in time to stop the train before the final derailment occurred.
- 1996, Janette Turner Hospital, Oyster, Virago Press, paperback edition, page 159
- 'My dad was a railway ganger.'
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- (coal-mining) One who is employed in conveying the coal through the gangways.
- (nautical) A length of chain, one end of which is fastened to an anchor when let go, when the other end is fastened to a hawser.
Derived terms
- chain-ganger
- footganger
- foreganger
Anagrams
- Gagner, Grange, grange, nagger
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse gangari (spelt also as gangvari).
Noun
ganger c (singular definite gangeren, plural indefinite gangere)
- (poetic) steed, mount; riding horse
Inflection
Declension of ganger
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ganger | gangeren | gangere | gangerne |
| genitive | gangers | gangerens | gangeres | gangernes |
Synonyms
- ridehest
Verb
ganger
- present of gange
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gagnere. Equivalent to gang + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣɑ.ŋər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: gan‧ger
- Rhymes: -ɑŋər
Noun
ganger m (plural gangers)
- (obsolete outside of compounds) A pedestrian.
- Synonym: voetganger
Derived terms
- blindganger
- kettingganger
- kruisganger
- partijganger
- teenganger
- telganger
- voetganger
- zoolganger
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
ganger m
- indefinite plural of gang
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse gangr, from Proto-Germanic *gangaz.
Noun
ganger m
- act of walking
- movement forward
- path
- turning
Declension
Declension of ganger (strong a-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ganger | gangrin | gangar | ganganir, ganganer |
| accusative | gang | gangin | ganga | gangana |
| dative | gangi, gange | ganginum, gangenom | gangum, gangom | gangumin, gangomen |
| genitive | gangs | gangsins | ganga | ganganna |
Descendants
- Swedish: gång