ganger

American  

[gang-er] / ˈgæŋ ər /

noun

British.

1. a foreman of a gang of laborers.

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ganger British  

/ ˈɡæŋə /

noun

1. the foreman of a gang of labourers

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Etymology

Origin of ganger

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

Example Sentences

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 • Jan. 17, 2014

"I know what my missis would say there was in it," the ganger plucked up courage enough to say.

From The Little Missis by Skinner, Charlotte

I slipped out my revolver, asked the ganger to hold up the lantern he was carrying so that I could see inside the tent when I opened the tattered flap, and, raising it, slipped inside.

From The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon by Gordon, J. M. (Joseph Maria)

Hardly had they scrambled on to the wharf when Trevannion's ganger came up.

From Adventures in Many Lands by Gillett, F.

An Irish ganger walked to and fro along the top, keeping his eye on the men, and occasionally shouting in an excited tone.

From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Buckley, Robert John