ganger
(noun) the foreman of a work gang
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ganger (plural gangers)
(chiefly, Scottish) One who or that which walks or goes; a goer; a walker.
A horse that goes quickly.
One who oversees a gang of workmen.
(coal-mining) One who is employed in conveying the coal through the gangways.
(nautical) A length of chain, one end of which is fastened to an anchor when let go, when the other end is fastened to a hawser.
• Gagner, Grange, grange, nagger
Ganger (plural Gangers)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ganger is the 30043rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 781 individuals. Ganger is most common among White (87.71%) individuals.
• Gagner, Grange, grange, nagger
Source: Wiktionary
Gang"er, n.
Definition: One who oversees a gang of workmen. [R.] Mayhew.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
