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STRAPHANGER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A standing subway or bus passenger who grips a hanging strap for support

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("straphanger" is a kind of...):

passenger; rider (a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A commuter who uses public transportation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("straphanger" is a kind of...):

commuter (someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city)

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