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ganger
[ gang-er ]
noun
, British.
- a foreman of a gang of laborers.
ganger
/ ˈɡæŋə /
noun
- the foreman of a gang of labourers
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ganger1
First recorded in 1840–50; gang 1 + -er 1( def )
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Example Sentences
The talk was getting a little too personal, and the ganger, with an extra red face and a muttered "Don't know," turned away.
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Jim repeated all the ganger had said, feeling it only right that Mrs. Waring should know the risks she was running.
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The ganger had done all in his power to help, but had not hesitated in uttering most doleful prophecies.
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"I know what my missis would say there was in it," the ganger plucked up courage enough to say.
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Then turning sharply round to the ganger, he exclaimed, "I say, Greaves; do you profess to be religious?"
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