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
7 June 2025
(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
