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chain-ganger

chain-ganger noun: someone who has been forced to work in a chain gang, usually a convict.

Noun

chain-ganger (plural chain-gangers)

  1. Someone who has been forced to work in a chain gang, usually a convict.

Forms of chain-ganger

pluralchain-gangers
alternative formchainganger

Origin of chain-ganger

From chain gang + -er.

Questions about chain-ganger

What does chain-ganger mean?
Chain-ganger means someone who has been forced to work in a chain gang, usually a convict.
What part of speech is chain-ganger?
Chain-ganger is a noun.
What is the plural of chain-ganger?
The plural of chain-ganger is chain-gangers.

Words near chain-ganger in the dictionary

  1. chain whip
  2. chain whips
  3. chain-cable
  4. chain-cables
  5. chain-driven
  6. chain-ganger
  7. chain-gangers
  8. chain-ladder method
  9. chain-light
  10. chain-lighted
  11. chain-lighting

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