ganger

Significado (Inglés)

1. (Scotland) One who or that which walks or goes; a goer; a walker.
2. A horse that goes quickly.
3. One who oversees a gang of workmen.
4. One who is employed in conveying the coal through the gangways.
5. A length of chain, one end of which is fastened to an anchor when let go, when the other end is fastened to a hawser.

Sinónimos

foreman

charge-hand

overman

overseer

pedestrian

foot-passenger

leadman

chief

gang foreman

forewoman

Traducións

Vorarbeiter

caposquadra

Polier

Kapo

Sprecher der Geschworenen

-e

Rottenführer

Polier ''m'' -s

Vorarbeiter ''m'' -s

επιστάτης

chef

contremaître

directeur

contremaïtre

contremaitre

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈɡæŋə(ɹ)/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: ganger

Herdado de Old English: gangere

Relativo a Saterfriesisch: Gunger

Relativo a frisón occidental: gonger

Relativo a neerlandés: ganger

Relativo a alemán: Gänger

Relativo a dinamarqués: gjænger

Relativo a sueco: gängare

Relativo a islandés: gangari

In summary

From Middle English ganger, from Old English gangere (“a ganger, footman”), equivalent to gang + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gunger, West Frisian gonger, Dutch ganger, German Gänger, Danish gjænger, ganger, Swedish gängare, Icelandic gangari.