hanger

/ˈhæŋ.əː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English hanger, haunger, hangere, equivalent to hang + -er. Cognate with West Frisian hinger (“hanger”), Dutch hanger (“hanger”), German Hänger (“hanger”), Henker (“hangman”), Danish hænger (“hanger”), Norwegian henger (“hanger”), Swedish hängare (“hanger”).

name

A surname.

noun

One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman, paper hanger, etc.
A person who attempts suicide by hanging.“With the jumpers and the drowners, McGee, you don't pick up a pattern. That's because a jumper damned near always makes it the first time, and a drowner is usually almost as successful, about the same rate as hangers.”
That by which a thing is suspended.; A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended.
That by which a thing is suspended.; A bridle iron.
That by which a thing is suspended.; A clothes hanger.
A short and broad backsword, worn so to hang at the side, especially popular in the 18th century.“[H]is shoulder was graced with a broad buff belt, from whence depended a huge hanger with a hilt like that of a backsword […].”