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straphanger definition

strap·hanger (strap′haŋ′ər)

noun

Informal a standing passenger, as on a crowded bus or subway car, who holds onto a hanging strap or the like for support

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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