"gangman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gangmen [plural]
Etymology: gang + -man Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gang|man}} gang + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|gangmen}} gangman (plural gangmen)
  1. (chiefly India and Africa) A member of a work gang; a laborer, often on railways. Tags: Africa, India

Inflected forms

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