gangman

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noun

A member of a work gang; a laborer, often on railways.

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Meanings

noungangman (plural gangmen)

plural gangmen

  1. AfricaIndiaA member of a work gang; a laborer, often on railways.

    Heavy snowfalls are prevalent in winter on the higher sections. Three rotary ploughs are stationed on the mountain length, and dozer-ploughs, scrapers, and several hundred extra gangmen are called in to assist when necessary.

    1947 September and October, “By Northern Pacific to Seattle”, in Railway Magazine, page 270

Origin

From gang + -man.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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