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hanger definition

hanger (haŋ′ər)

noun

  1. a person who hangs things a paperhanger
  2. Rare a hangman; executioner
    1. a thing that hangs down
    2. Historical a short sword hung from the belt
  4. a thing on which or by means of which objects are, or can be, hung; specif.,
    1. a hook, chain, rope, strap, bracket, etc. for this purpose
    2. a small frame on which a garment is hung to keep it in shape

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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