1. devices used to hang clothes, typically made of wire, plastic, or wood with a hook at the top
Usage: plural of hanger
2. people who hang things or attach things by hanging
Usage: plural of hanger; less common

Examples

• She bought a pack of plastic hangers for her new apartment.
• The wire hangers left creases in his shirt.
• All the wooden hangers were already taken from the closet.
• The dry cleaner returned his suits on metal hangers.
• She organized her closet by replacing all the hangers with matching ones.
• The hangers were scattered on the floor after the closet rod broke.