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granger¹

  • /ˈɡɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -eɪndʒə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English graunger, from Anglo-Norman granger, variant of Old French grangier, from grange, perhaps corresponding to Medieval Latin granicārium, from Vulgar Latin *granica, from Latin granum.

noun grangers

  1. US A member of the Grange, National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, an association representing farmers.
  2. obsolete A farm steward.

Granger²

  • /ˈɡɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -eɪndʒə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From granger, from grange.

proper noun Grangers · Grainger

  1. countable, uncountable An English surname originating as an occupation for a granger (farm bailiff).
  2. countable, uncountable A city in Dallas County and Polk County, Iowa; named for railroad official C. T. Granger.
  3. countable, uncountable A town in Allegany County, New York state; named for American politician and Postmaster General Francis Granger.
  4. countable, uncountable A township and unincorporated community in Medina County, Ohio; named for American politician and Postmaster General Gideon Granger, son of Francis Granger.
  5. countable, uncountable A city in Yakima County, Washington; named for Washington Irrigation Company superintendent Walter Granger.
  6. countable, uncountable A town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.

Granger³

  • /ˈɡɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -eɪndʒə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Grange + -er, related to etymology 1.

noun Grangers

  1. US A member of the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. From the North, South, East, and West the Grangers came, on horseback and in every conceivable style of vehicle.

proper noun

  1. A census-designated place in Indiana.
  2. A city in Texas.
  3. A village in Missouri.

Granger⁴

  • /ˈɡɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -eɪndʒə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Unknown.

proper noun

  1. A settlement in Grand'Anse department, Haiti.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: farmer, sodbuster, husbandman, grange, granger road, granger law, granger railroad, grainer, grp., grangerization, grunt, grazierdom, grenadier, gran, gramp, grist

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Chicago

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@misc{granger_2026,
  title = {granger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/granger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}