Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chain-ganger

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: chain--ganger
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who has been forced to work in a chain gang, usually a convict.

Etymology

From chain gang + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: chain gang

Inflected Forms

chain-gangers (plural) chainganger (alternative)

Questions

What does chain-ganger mean?: Someone who has been forced to work in a chain gang, usually a convict.
Where does chain-ganger come from?: From chain gang + -er.

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