1. n.1 a person or thing that hangs.
2 (in full coat-hanger) a shaped piece of wood or plastic etc. from which clothes may be hung.
Phrases and idioms:
hanger-on (pl. hangers-on) a follower or dependant, esp. an unwelcome one.2. n. Brit. a wood on the side of a steep hill.
Etymology: OE hangra f. hangian HANG