straphanger
[ strap-hang-er ]
/ ˈstræpˌhæŋ ər /
noun
a passenger who stands in a crowded bus or subway train and holds onto a strap or other support suspended from above.
any user of such public transportation.
Words nearby straphanger
strap work,
strap-hinge,
strap-laid,
strap-oil,
straphang,
straphanger,
strapless,
strapline,
strappado,
strapped,
strapped for
Example sentences from the Web for straphanger
Straphanger (in first-class compartment, to first-class passenger).
Mr. Punch's Life in London |Various
British Dictionary definitions for straphanger
straphanger
/ (ˈstræpˌhæŋə) /
noun
informal
a passenger in a bus, train, etc, who has to travel standing, esp by holding on to a strap