ganger

/G AE1 NG ER0/
noun
  1. 1

    One who or that which walks or goes; a goer; a walker.

  2. 2

    A horse that goes quickly.

  3. 3

    One who oversees a gang of workmen.

  4. 4

    (coal-mining) One who is employed in conveying the coal through the gangways.

  5. 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.

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