Associations to the word «Straphanger»
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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.