ganger

See also: Ganger, gånger, and -ganger

English

Etymology

From Middle English ganger, from Old English gangere (“a ganger, footman”), equivalent to gang +‎ -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gunger, West Frisian gonger, Dutch ganger, German Gänger, Danish gjænger, ganger, Swedish gängare, Icelandic gangari.

Noun

ganger (plural gangers)

  1. (chiefly Scotland) One who or that which walks or goes; a goer; a walker.
  2. A horse that goes quickly.
  3. One who oversees a gang of workmen.
  4. (coal-mining) One who is employed in conveying the coal through the gangways.
  5. (nautical) A length of chain, one end of which is fastened to an anchor when let go, when the other end is fastened to a hawser.

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Danish

Verb

ganger

  1. present tense of gange

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

ganger m

  1. indefinite plural of gang

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse gangr, from Proto-Germanic *gangaz.

Noun

ganger m

  1. act of walking
  2. movement forward
  3. path
  4. turning

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Descendants

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