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hanger¹

  • /ˈhæŋə/ UK
  • /ˈhaŋə/ British, Southern, Standard
  • /ˈhaŋə/ Midlands, Northern England, UK
  • /ˈhaŋɡə/ Midlands, Northern England, UK
  • /ˈhaŋəɾ/ Scotland, UK
  • /ˈhæŋə/ Australia
  • /ˈhɛŋə/ New Zealand
  • /hæŋɚ/ US
  • /heɪŋɚ/ US
  • /hæŋɚ/
  • [hɹæŋɚ]
  • /hæŋɚ/ Southern US
  • [hæŋɚ] ~ [hæə̯ŋɚ] ~ [hɛə̯ŋɚ] Southern US
  • /hæŋɚ/ Inland Northern American
  • [hɛə̯ŋɚ] Inland Northern American
  • /heɪŋɚ/
  • [heɪ̯ŋɚ] ~ [heːŋɚ]
  • [heɪŋɚ] ~ [hɛːŋɚ] ~ [hæŋɚ]

Sounds like hangar · Rhymes with -æŋə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English hanger, haunger, hangere, equivalent to hang + -er. Cognate with West Frisian hinger (“hanger”), Dutch hanger (“hanger”), German Hänger (“hanger”), Henker (“hangman”), Danish hænger (“hanger”), Norwegian henger (“hanger”), Swedish hängare (“hanger”).

noun hangers

  1. One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman, paper hanger, etc.
  2. A person who attempts suicide by hanging. With the jumpers and the drowners, McGee, you don't pick up a pattern. That's because a jumper damned near always makes it the first time, and a drowner is usually almost as successful, about the same rate as hangers.
  3. A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended.
  4. A bridle iron.
  5. A clothes hanger.
  6. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of derailleur hanger
  7. historical A short and broad backsword, worn so to hang at the side, especially popular in the 18th century. [H]is shoulder was graced with a broad buff belt, from whence depended a huge hanger with a hilt like that of a backsword […].
  8. UK A steep, wooded slope. About the tenth of July in the same Summer a pair of sparrow-hawks bred in an old crow's nest on a low beech in the same hanger; and as their brood, which was numerous, began to grow up, became so daring and ravenous, that they were a terror to all the dames in the village that had chickens or duckl
  9. slang A hanging pitch; a pitch (typically a breaking ball or slider) that is poorly executed, hence easy to hit.
  10. informal Synonym of spectacular mark.

    Similar: spectacular mark

  11. A device secured by a bolt and used to attach a carabiner. Climbers use anchors or bolts that are already placed in the rock. They clip onto them with metal hangers. Climbers don't need to place the anchors themselves, so they can focus on making the difficult climbing moves.

hanger²

  • /ˈhæŋ.ɡəː/ Australia, UK
  • [ˈhæŋ.ɡəː] Australia, UK
  • /ˈhɛŋ.ɡɘː/ New Zealand
  • [ˈhɛŋ.ɡɘː] New Zealand
  • /ˈhæŋ.ɡɚ/ US
  • [ˈhæŋ.ɡɚ] ~ [ˈhæŋ.ɡɹ̩] US
  • /ˈheɪ̯ŋ.ɡɚ/ US
  • [ˈheɪ̯ŋ.ɡɚ] ~ [ˈheɪ̯ŋ.ɡɹ̩] US
  • /ˈhɛ̃ŋ.ɡɚ/ US
  • [ˈhɛ̃ŋ.ɡɚ] ~ [ˈhɛ̃ŋ.ɡɹ̩] US

Rhymes with -æŋɡə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Blend of hunger + anger.

noun

  1. slang, uncountable Hunger and anger, especially when the anger is induced by the hunger. The physiology of hanger. The carbohydrates, proteins and fats in everything you eat are digested into simple sugars (such as glucose), amino acids and free fatty acids. These nutrients pass into your bloodstream from where they are distributed to your organs and tissues and used for energy […]

Hanger³

proper noun Hangers

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hanging, shed, hoisting, tilt, hoist, lifting, boost, lift, riser, uplift, elevation, holder, suspended, engine, suspensive, suspend

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noun that by which a thing is suspended

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@misc{hanger_2026,
  title = {hanger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hanger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}