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gangrel

gangrel noun: a tramp, vagrant, vagabond.

Noun

gangrel (plural gangrels)

  1. (Scotland, dialectal) A tramp, vagrant, vagabond.
    • Two men saw him on the road, and have recorded their experience. One was a gangrel, by name McNab, who was travelling from Gledsmuir to Allerkirk with a heavy pack on his back and a bowed head.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
  2. (UK, dialectal) A tall awkward fellow.
  3. (UK, archaic) A child just beginning to walk; toddler.

gangrel meaning in Tamil

gangrel in Tamil

ஒரு உயரமான, மெல்லிய, ஒரு அலையும் பிச்சைக்காரன், சுற்றி திரிபவர், குறுநடை போடும் குழந்தை

Forms of gangrel

pluralgangrels
alternative formgangrell
alternative formgangerel

Origin of gangrel

From Middle English gangrel, equivalent to gang + -rel. Compare gangling.

Questions about gangrel

What does gangrel mean?
Gangrel means a tramp, vagrant, vagabond.
What is gangrel in Tamil?
Gangrel in Tamil is ஒரு உயரமான, மெல்லிய, ஒரு அலையும் பிச்சைக்காரன். See Gangrel meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gangrel?
Gangrel is a noun.
What is the plural of gangrel?
The plural of gangrel is gangrels.

Words near gangrel in the dictionary

  1. gangraping
  2. gangreen
  3. gangreened
  4. gangreening
  5. gangreens
  6. gangrel
  7. gangrell
  8. gangrells
  9. gangrels
  10. gangrenate
  11. gangrenated

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: gangrel (page history and authors); gangrel (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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