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straphanger

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstræpˌhæŋə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(strap′hang′ər)

strap•hang•er (strap′hang′ər),USA pronunciation n.

a passenger who stands in a crowded bus or subway train and holds onto a strap or other support suspended from above.
any user of such public transportation.

strap + hanger 1900–05

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

straphanger /ˈstræpˌhæŋə/ n

informal a passenger on a bus, train, etc, who has to travel standing, esp by holding onto a strap

ˈstrapˌhanging n

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