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coat hanger

American

noun

hanger.

coat hanger British

noun

a curved piece of wood, wire, plastic, etc, fitted with a hook and used to hang up clothes

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Etymology

Origin of coat hanger

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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Its included slimline coat hanger kept everything nice and tidy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

And anyone who compares a copper wire with a steel coat hanger will quickly discern that copper is much more pliable than steel.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

Think of pulling hard enough on the bottom of the coat hanger that it bends out of shape.

From Scientific American • Feb. 22, 2023

"I don't want to touch the giblets. Can I fish them out with a coat hanger?"

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2022

Of course, his birthdays were never exactly fun — last year, the Dursleys had given him a coat hanger and a pair of Uncle Vernon’s old socks.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

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