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Definition of Hanger
1. Noun. A worker who hangs something.
2. Noun. Anything from which something can be hung.
Generic synonyms: Support
Derivative terms: Hang
Definition of Hanger
1. n. One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman.
Definition of Hanger
1. Noun. One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman. ¹
2. Noun. That by which a thing is suspended. Especially: ¹
3. Noun. That which hangs or is suspended, as a sword worn at the side; especially, in the 18th century, a short, curved sword. ¹
4. Noun. ''(England):'' A steep, wooded declivity. Gilbert White ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hanger
1. one that hangs [n -S] - See also: hangs
Medical Definition of Hanger
1.
1. One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman.
2. That by which a thing is suspended. Especially: A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hanger
Literary usage of Hanger
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"Beam hanger. A contrivance serving the purpose of a stirrup, ... Door hanger.
A hanger for the support of a sliding door, especially such a door when hung ..."
2. The Car-builder's Dictionary: An Illustrated Vocabulary of Terms which ...by Master Car-Builders' Association, Matthias Nace Forney, Arthur Mellen Wellington, Leander Garey, Calvin A. Smith by Master Car-Builders' Association, Matthias Nace Forney, Arthur Mellen Wellington, Leander Garey, Calvin A. Smith (1895)
"Generally made in the form of a double loop. Hand-wheel. hanger. 1. Webster. ...
Brake-beam adjusting hanger. Berth curtain-rod hanger Brake-hanger. ..."
3. Valve-gears by Henry Wilson Spangler (1890)
"The hanger.—There is one other point to be considered, and that is the position
of the upper end of the- hanger by means of which the link is moved, ..."
4. River Discharge: Prepared for the Use of Engineers and Students by John Clayton Hoyt, Nathan Clifford Grover (1916)
"The hanger and Weights.—When suspended by a cable, the meter is hung by a
screw-bolt (22) on a steel stem (23) which passes through a slot in the stem of ..."
5. Car Builders' Cyclopedia of American Practice by American Railway Association, Master Car Builders' Association, Mechanical Division, Association of American Railroads (1903)
"hanger, i. "That by which a thing is suspended."—Webster. 2. ... A SWING hanger,
which see. HANGING BOARDS, OR MEAT TIMBERS (Refrigerator Car). ..."
6. Car Builders' Cyclopedia of American Practice by American Railway Association, Master Car Builders' Association, Mechanical Division, Association of American Railroads (1881)
"hanger. 1. " That by which a thing is suspended."— Webster. 2. ... Hat-cord hanger.
A metal eye, or fastening, by which a hat-cord is attached to the ..."
7. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1915)
"I know nothing of this hanger except what is stated in the ... Without wishing
to injure the reputation of the hanger, I do not think this is as good a ..."
8. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1912)
"The drivers wear also in the sockets of the arms that hold the hanger-boxes, L.
This wear could be taken up by making the casting ..."
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