hanger

[ hang-er ]

noun

1. a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging hang a garment when not in use.
2. a part of something by which it is hung, hung, as a loop on a garment.
3. a contrivance on which things are hung, hung, as a hook.
4. Automotive. a double-hinged device linking the chassis with the leaf springs on vehicles having solid axles.
5. a light saber of the 17th and 18th centuries, often worn by sailors.
6. a person who hangs something.

hanger

/ ˈhæŋə /

noun

1. 1. any support, such as a hook, strap, peg, or loop, on or by which something may be hung
   2. See coat hanger
2. 1. a person who hangs something
   2. ( in combination )

      paperhanger

3. a bracket designed to attach one part of a mechanical structure to another, such as the one that attaches the spring shackle of a motor car to the chassis
4. a wood on a steep hillside, characteristically beech growing on chalk in southern England
5. 1. a loop or strap on a sword belt from which a short sword or dagger was hung
   2. the weapon itself

Word History and Origins

Origin of hanger¹

1400–50; late Middle English hangere; hang, -er ¹

Example Sentences

“When he left here last year he left it for us. We didn’t even know. It was on a hanger and he wrote a note, `You guys are the best. Love you guys.’

From Los Angeles Times

After dropping out of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, she moved to Malibu and started a company called Kurtain Kraft, which created a product that used wire hangers and fabric to create window drapery.

From Los Angeles Times

Dangling on a hanger at the booth that morning, Bell said she spotted a black shirt that read: “Childless cat lady ready to force my misery on conservatives.”

From Los Angeles Times

They left door hangers about the project on fences, planning to return to people they hadn’t reached.

From Los Angeles Times

The site also groups bundles by room, including child-size hangers and a night light that projects the stars for a young one’s space.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• blade
• dagger
• saber