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hang⋅er

  [hang-er]
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–noun
1. a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
2. a part of something by which it is hung, as a loop on a garment.
3. a contrivance on which things are hung, as a hook.
4. Automotive. a double-hinged device linking the chassis with the leaf springs on vehicles having solid axles.
5. a light saber of the 17th and 18th centuries, often worn by sailors.
6. a person who hangs something.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME hangere; see hang, -er 1
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hang·er   (hāng'ər)   
n.  
  1. One who hangs something: a house painter who also works as a paperhanger.
  2. A contrivance to which something hangs or by which something is hung, as:
    1. A device around which a garment is draped for hanging from a hook or rod.
    2. A loop or strap by which something is hung.
  3. A bracket on the spring shackle of a motor vehicle, designed to hold it to the chassis.
  4. A decorative strip of cloth hung on a garment or wall.
  5. A short sword that may be hung from a belt.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Hanger

Hang"er\, n. 1. One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman.

2. That by which a thing is suspended. Especially: (a) A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended. (b) (Mach.) A part that suspends a journal box in which shafting runs. See Illust. of Countershaft. (c) A bridle iron.

3. That which hangs or is suspended, as a sword worn at the side; especially, in the 18th century, a short, curved sword.

4. A steep, wooded declivity. [Eng.] --Gilbert White.
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Language Translation for : hanger
Spanish: percha,
German: der Aufhänger,
Japanese: 洋服掛け
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