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ganger

gang·er
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [gang-er]
    • /ˈgæŋ ər/
    • /ˈɡæŋə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gang-er]
    • /ˈgæŋ ər/

Definitions of ganger word

  • noun ganger a foreman of a gang of laborers. 1
  • noun ganger The foreman of a gang of laborers. 1
  • noun ganger the foreman of a gang of labourers 0
  • noun ganger a foreman of a gang of workers 0

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Origin of ganger

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; gang1 + -er1

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Parts of speech for Ganger

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ganger popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

ganger usage trend in Literature

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