# ganger

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡæŋə/

## Definitions
1. 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. One who is employed in conveying the coal through the gangways.
5. 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.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ganger