hanger
/'hæɳə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A device from which something can be suspended: A "hanger" is an object, typically made of wire, wood, or plastic, with a hook at the top, used to hang clothes in a closet.
- A person who hangs something: A "hanger" can refer to a worker whose job is to hang items, such as wallpaper or paintings.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Device):
- Please put your coat on a hanger in the closet.
- The dry cleaner gave me my shirts on wire hangers.
- Noun (Person):
- The museum employed a skilled hanger to display the new artwork.
- He worked as a paper hanger for many years.
Advanced Usage
- "to be on a hanger": to be suspended from a hanger.
- The wedding dress was on a hanger in the bridal suite.
- "coat hanger": a specific type of hanger designed for coats and jackets.
- He grabbed a coat hanger from the rod.
Variants and Related Words
- Hanger-on (noun): a person who associates with another person or group for personal gain, especially in a persistent or sycophantic way.
- The celebrity was always surrounded by hangers-on.
- Hang (verb): to suspend or be suspended from above with the lower part dangling free.
- Hanging (noun): the act of suspending something or an instance of being suspended.
Synonyms
- Hook: a curved or bent device for catching, holding, or pulling.
- Rack: a framework, typically with rails, bars, hooks, or pegs, for holding or storing things.
- Suspender: a device for holding something up by attachment from above (less common for clothes).
Related Phrases
- Paper hanger: a person whose job is to hang wallpaper.
- We hired a paper hanger to renovate the living room.
- Picture hanger: a hook or device for hanging a picture on a wall.
- I need a sturdy picture hanger for this heavy frame.
Related Idioms
- "Like a hanger-on": behaving in a way that shows one is clinging to a person or group for personal advantage.
- He followed the team around like a hanger-on, hoping for free tickets.
Noun
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anything from which something can be hung
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a worker who hangs something
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