ganger.
One who or that which walks or goes; a goer; a walker.
Meaning & usage
One who or that which walks or goes; a goer; a walker.
A horse that goes quickly.
One who oversees a gang of workmen.
One who is employed in conveying the coal through the gangways.
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.
Where this word comes from
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.
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