ganger

[ gang-er ]

noun

, British.

1. a foreman of a gang of laborers.

ganger

/ ˈɡæŋə /

noun

1. the foreman of a gang of labourers

Word History and Origins

Origin of ganger¹

First recorded in 1840–50; gang ¹ + -er ¹( def )

Example Sentences

“They’re a concrete master race, there to keep you in your place / And a ganger man to kick you to the ground,” Hendy sings about his people serving an empire that isn’t theirs.

From Washington Post

Former miner, road ganger and union official, unlucky in love but with a growing reputation as a poet, Ledwidge joined up in 1916, surprising many who knew him.

From BBC

He was variously known as "t' gaffer," "t' ganger," "t' clerk o' t' works," and "t' foreman."

From Project Gutenberg

They exert themselves to the utmost, and have no assistance in the way of practical gangers and platelayers, and have neither tools nor conveniences of any kind.

From Project Gutenberg

The ganger looked him up and down and offered him half-a-crown a day; the others earned three shillings and sixpence and four shillings, but they were strong, strapping fellows.

From Project Gutenberg