Ganger
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
The supervisor or foreman in charge of a work gang, particularly on a railway or road construction project.
“The ganger assigned tasks to each member of his crew at the start of the morning shift.”
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gang·er
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Contains two G's in positions 1 and 4, the -ER ending is common and helps with guessing
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Worth 8 points, hooks with -S for GANGERS, the two G's help clear a difficult surplus
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