Granger
See also: granger
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/
- Rhymes: -eɪndʒə(ɹ)
Proper noun
Granger (countable and uncountable, plural Grangers)
- An English surname originating as an occupation for a granger (farm bailiff).
- A place in the United States:
- A city in Dallas County and Polk County, Iowa; named for railroad official C. T. Granger.
- A town in Allegany County, New York state; named for American politician and Postmaster General Francis Granger.
- A township and unincorporated community in Medina County, Ohio; named for American politician and Postmaster General Gideon Granger, son of Francis Granger.
- A city in Yakima County, Washington; named for Washington Irrigation Company superintendent Walter Granger.
- A town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
Alternative forms
- Grainger (surname)
Noun
Granger (plural Grangers)
- (US) A member of the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. [from late 1860s or 1870s]
- 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:
- From the North, South, East, and West the Grangers came, on horseback and in every conceivable style of vehicle.
Proper noun
Granger
- A locale in the United States; named for the organization.
- A census-designated place in Indiana.
- A city in Texas.
- A village in Missouri.
Etymology 3
Unknown.
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