Associations to the word «Straphanger»

Wiktionary

STRAPHANGER, noun. A person who travels using public transportation (often standing up and holding on to a strap).

Dictionary definition

STRAPHANGER, noun. A commuter who uses public transportation.
STRAPHANGER, noun. A standing subway or bus passenger who grips a hanging strap for support.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats