chain-ganger

noun

Someone who has been forced to work in a chain gang, usually a convict.

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Meanings

nounchain-ganger (plural chain-gangers)

plural chain-gangers · alternative chainganger

  1. Someone who has been forced to work in a chain gang, usually a convict.

Origin

From chain gang + -er.

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APA

chain-ganger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain-ganger

MLA

“chain-ganger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain-ganger. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chain-ganger,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain-ganger.

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