hanger
EN[hæŋə(ɹ)] [-æŋə(ɹ)]Fcintre WHanger
- NomPLhangers
- One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman.
- That by which a thing is suspended. Especially.
- That which hangs or is suspended, as a sword worn at the side; especially, in the 18th century, a short, curved sword.
- He was a stout old gentleman, with a weather-beaten countenance; he wore a laced doublet, broad belt and hanger, high-crowned hat and feather, red stockings, and high-heeled shoes, with roses in them.
- (Britain) A steep, wooded slope.
- About the tenth of July in the same Summer a pair of sparrow-hawks bred in an old crow's nest on a low beech in the same hanger; and as their brood, which was numerous, began to grow up, became so daring and ravenous, that they were a terror to all the dames in the village that had chickens or ducklings under their care.
- (ball">baseball, slang) A hanging pitch; a pitch (typically a breaking ball or slider) that is poorly executed hence easy to hit.
- One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman.
Definition of hanger in English Dictionary
- Partie du discours Hiérarchie
- Noms
- Noms Dénombrable
- Noms Dénombrable
- Noms
- en hanger-on
- en hangers
- en hangerock
- en hangers-on
- en hangerless
Source: Wiktionnaire