ganger

/ˈɡæŋə/

ganger means A surname.

ganger is pronounced /ˈɡæŋə/.

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.

name

A surname.

noun

One who or that which walks or goes; a goer; a walker.
A horse that goes quickly.
One who oversees a gang of workmen.“Primary responsibility must rest with a ganger. He failed to appreciate the danger of disturbing the track, short of ballast, on a very hot day.”
One who is employed in conveying the coal through the gangways.
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.