hanger

/'hæɳə/

Thân thiện

A blue shirt hangs on a wooden hanger in the closet.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. anything from which something can be hung
2. a worker who hangs something