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granger

noun — 3 senses

granger

nounalso spelled Granger

/ˈɡɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

Etymology From Middle English graunger, from Anglo-Norman granger, variant of Old French grangier, from grange, perhaps corresponding to Medieval Latin granicārium, from Vulgar Latin *granica, from Latin granum.

1

US A member of the Grange, National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, an association representing farmers.

2

Obsolete A farm steward.

Derived terms
Granger, granger railroad, granger road
Related terms
grain, granary, grange

Granger

noun

Etymology From Grange + -er, related to etymology 1.

1

US A member of the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry.

  • From the North, South, East, and West the Grangers came, on horseback and in every conceivable style of vehicle.1873, Stephe R. Smith, Grains for the Grangers, Discussing All Points Bearing Upon the Farmers' Movement for the Emancipation of White Slaves from the Slave-Power of Monopoly, Union Publishing Company, page 237:

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