hanger
/ˈhæŋə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.24 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "With the jumpers and the drowners, McGee, you don't pick up a pattern. That's because a jumper damned near always makes it the first time, and a drowner is usually almost as successful, about the same rate as hangers."
- "[H]is shoulder was graced with a broad buff belt, from whence depended a huge hanger with a hilt like that of a backsword […]."
- "I made an offer to go for my books and chest of clothes, but he swore I should not move out of his sight; and if I did he would cut my throat, at the same time taking his hanger."
- "He was a stout old gentleman, with a weather-beaten countenance; he wore a laced doublet, broad belt and hanger, high-crowned hat and feather, red stockings, and high-heeled shoes, with roses in them."
- "They howcvci so they began to cut directions, thinkii some blow or other must certainly reach him and kill him; still they could not perceive that their hangers met any thing but mere air."
- "When he called ‘Watch!’ they cut him on the head with a hanger or short cutlass and fired a pistol so close to his face he was thought to be powder-burned for life."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English hanger, haunger, hangere, equivalent to hang + -er. Cognate with West Frisian hinger (“hanger”), Dutch hanger (“hanger”), German Hänger (“hanger”), Henker (“hangman”), Danish hænger (“hanger”), Norwegian henger (“hanger”), Swedish hängare (“hanger”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhæŋə/
- British English: /ˈhæŋə/
Usage
- British usage
- Slang
- Informal
- Uncountable