hanger

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English hanger, haunger, hangere, equivalent to hang +‎ -er. Compare West Frisian hinger (“hanger”), Dutch hanger (“hanger”), German Hänger and Henker. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhæŋ.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhæŋ.ɚ/ (æ-tensing) IPA(key): [ˈheɪŋ.ɚ] Rhymes: -æŋə(ɹ) Homophone: hangar ==== Noun ==== hanger (plural hangers) One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman, paper hanger, etc. A person who attempts suicide by hanging. That by which a thing is suspended. A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended. A bridle iron. A clothes hanger. (cycling) Ellipsis of derailleur hanger (now historical) A short and broad backsword, worn so to hang at the side, especially popular in the 18th century. (UK) A steep, wooded slope. (baseball, slang) A hanging pitch; a pitch (typically a breaking ball or slider) that is poorly executed, hence easy to hit. (Australian rules football, informal) Synonym of spectacular mark. (climbing) A device secured by a bolt and used to attach a carabiner. ===== Usage notes ===== Not to be confused with hangar (a garage-like building for airplanes). ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Blend of hunger +‎ anger. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhaŋɡə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhæŋɡɚ/ Rhymes: -æŋɡə(ɹ) ==== Noun ==== hanger (uncountable) (slang) Hunger and anger, especially when the anger is induced by the hunger. ===== Related terms ===== hangry === Anagrams === Hagner, Rhegan, rehang == Cebuano == === Etymology === Borrowed from English hanger, from Middle English hanger, haunger, hangere, equivalent to hang +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ha‧nger === Noun === hanger hanger; coat hanger; clothes hanger == Dutch == === Etymology === From hangen +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: han‧ger Rhymes: -ɑŋər === Noun === hanger m (plural hangers, diminutive hangertje n) hanger pendant ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: hanger == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch hanger. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈhaŋər/ [ˈha.ŋər] Rhymes: -aŋər Syllabification: ha‧nger === Noun === hangêr (plural hanger-hanger) (colloquial) clothes hanger === Further reading === “hanger”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Middle English == === Noun === hanger alternative form of anger == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خنجر (hancer), from Persian خنجر (xanjar). === Noun === hanger n (plural hangere) dagger ==== Declension ==== == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English hanger. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhaŋeɾ/ [ˈhaː.ŋɛɾ] Rhymes: -aŋeɾ Syllabification: ha‧nger === Noun === hanger (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜅᜒᜇ᜔) hanger; coat hanger; clothes hanger Synonym: pansampay === Further reading === “hanger”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018