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STRAPHANGER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A standing subway or bus passenger who grips a hanging strap for support
Classified under:
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)