straphanger
English
noun
Definitions
- A person who travels using public transportation (often standing up and holding on to a strap).
Etymology
Compound from English strap + English hanger.
Origin
English
hanger
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- apehanger English
- backstrap English
- blackstrap English
- bootstrap English
- breaststrap English
- byhanger English
- chinstrap English
- chokestrap English
- cliffhanger English
- crapehanger English
- crepehanger English
- doorhanger English
- goalhanger English
- hang English
- hanger English
- hanger steak English
- hangerless English
- jockstrap English
- lip-strap English
- neckstrap English
- onhanger English
- paperhanger English
- pothanger English
- strap English
- strapdown English
- straphang English
- strapless English
- straplike English
- strapline English
- strapper English
- strapple English
- strappy English
- strapwork English
- strapwort English
- understrap English
- unstrap English
- watchstrap English
- wriststrap English
- ストラップ Japanese
- ハンガー Japanese
- hanger Middle English
- strope Middle English
- hanger Cebuano
- hang
- strap
- hanger
- strappy
- unstrap
- byhanger
- onhanger
- strapper
- strapple
- bootstrap
- backstrap
- straphang
- strapdown
- straplike
- pothanger
- strapline
- strapwort
- lip-strap
- strapless
- neckstrap
- strapwork
- apehanger
- jockstrap
- chinstrap
- understrap
- watchstrap
- doorhanger
- blackstrap
- wriststrap
- hangerless
- goalhanger
- chokestrap
- crepehanger
- crapehanger
- paperhanger
- breaststrap
- cliffhanger
- hanger steak