noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌkəʊ̯t ˈhæ̞ŋə/
General-American:/ˌkoʊ̯t ˈhæ̝ŋɚ/without æ-raising
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/ˌkoʊ̯t ˈheɪ̯ŋɚ/æ-raising
/ˌkoʊ̯t ˈhɛ̃ŋɚ/æ-raising
Australian:/ˌkəʉ̯t ˈhæ̞ŋə/
1
noun
Meaning 1
A device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc, consisting of a hook with sloping "arms" in the approximate shape of human shoulders.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: clothes hanger, clothing hanger
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: clothes hanger, dress hanger
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hanger
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
108 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
klerehanger
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Afrikaans:
hanger
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Albanian:
hallkë
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Albanian:
jatagan
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Arabic:
شَمَّاعَة
(šammāʕa)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Arabic:
عَلَّاقَة
(ʕallāqa)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Arabic:
علاقة
(ʕallāqa)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Armenian:
կեռիկ
(keṙik)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Armenian:
կախիչ
(kaxičʻ)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Azerbaijani:
asqı
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Azerbaijani:
asılqan
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Basque:
esekitokia
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Belarusian:
ве́шалка
(vjéšalka)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Belarusian:
пле́чкі
(pljéčki)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Bulgarian:
закача́лка
(zakačálka)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Carpathian Rusyn:
віша́к
(višák)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Catalan:
penjador
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Catalan:
penja-robes
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Catalan:
perxa
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Chinese Cantonese:
衣架
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Chinese Mandarin:
衣架
(yījià)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
East Circassian:
фӏэдзапӏэ
(fʼɛdzapʼɛ)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Czech:
ramínko
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Danish:
bøjle
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Dutch:
kleerhanger
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Dutch:
knaapje
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Esperanto:
vestarko
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Estonian:
riidepuu
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Faroese:
akslatræ
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Finnish:
vaateripustin
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Finnish:
vaatepuu
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Finnish:
henkari
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
French:
cintre
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Georgian:
საკიდი
(saḳidi)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
German:
Kleiderbügel
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
German:
Bügel
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Greek:
κρεμάστρα
(kremástra)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Gujarati:
ટિંગણિયું
(ṭiṅgṇiyũ)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Hungarian:
vállfa
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Hungarian:
fogas
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Hungarian:
akasztó
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Icelandic:
herðatré
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Indonesian:
gantungan
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Italian:
gruccia
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Italian:
stampella
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Italian:
appendiabiti
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Japanese:
ハンガー
(hangā)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Japanese:
衣紋掛け
(emonkake)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Kazakh:
ілгіш
(ılgış)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Korean:
옷걸이
(otgeori)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Kyrgyz:
илме
(ilme)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Latvian:
pakaramais
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Lithuanian:
pakaba
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Macedonian:
закачалка
(zakačalka)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Malay:
penyangkut baju
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Malay:
gantungan
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Malay:
penyangkut
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Mongolian:
өлгүүр
(ölgüür)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Mongolian:
ᠡᠯᠭᠦᠭᠦᠷ
(elgügür)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Norwegian Bokmål:
kleshenger
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kledehengjar
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Norwegian Nynorsk:
klehengjar
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kleshengjar
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Pashto:
لومړۍ تلاشۍ
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Persian:
چوبرختی
(čub-raxti)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Persian:
چوب لباسی
(čub-e lebâsi)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Persian:
جا لباسی
(jâ lebâsi)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Persian:
رختآویز
(raxt-âviz)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Polish:
wieszak
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Portuguese:
cabide
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Portuguese:
cruzeta
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Romanian:
umeraș
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Romanian:
portmantou
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Romanian:
umerar
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Romanian:
cuier
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Russian:
ве́шалка
(véšalka)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Russian:
пле́чики
(pléčiki)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Russian:
тре́мпель
(trémpelʹ)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Samoan:
lāʻau tautauʻofu
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Serbo-Croatian:
вешалица
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Serbo-Croatian:
вјешалица
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Serbo-Croatian:
офингер
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Serbo-Croatian:
vešalica
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Serbo-Croatian:
vješalica
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Serbo-Croatian:
ofinger
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Slovak:
ramienko
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Slovene:
obešalnik
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Spanish:
percha
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Spanish:
gancho
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Spanish:
colgador
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Swedish:
galge
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Swedish:
klädhängare
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Tagalog:
sabitan
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Tajik:
либосовезак
(libosovezak)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Turkish:
askı
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Turkmen:
asgyç
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Udmurt:
ӵог
(čog)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Ukrainian:
ві́шалка
(víšalka)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Ukrainian:
віша́к
(višák)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Ukrainian:
тре́мпель
(trémpelʹ)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Ukrainian:
плі́чка
(plíčka)
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Uzbek:
veshalka
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Uzbek:
ilgak
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Uzbek:
kiyin osgich
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Vietnamese:
mắc áo
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Vietnamese:
móc
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Xhosa:
ihengari
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc
Zulu:
isiphanyeko
— device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc