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Straphanger

nounid 139853·updated May 18, 2026
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a standing subway or bus passenger who grips a hanging strap for support

polysemous

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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Straphangers
possessive
Straphanger's
pluralpossessive
Straphangers'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
a standing subway or bus passenger who grips a hanging strap for support
§2
a commuter who uses public transportation
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a standing subway or bus passenger who grips a hanging strap for support
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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