411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Granger
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
granger
English
Pronunciation
en /ˈɡɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/
en eɪndʒə(ɹ) 2
Etymology 1
From en granger, from en grange.
Proper noun
~
en English occupations for a granger farm bailiff.
en place c/USA:
en city co/Dallas County and co/Polk County s/Iowa ; named for railroad official C. T. Granger.
en town co/Allegany County s:suf/New York ; named for American politician and Postmaster General Francis Granger.
en twp/and/ucomm co/Medina County s/Ohio ; named for American politician and Postmaster General Gideon Granger, son of Francis Granger.
en city co/Yakima County s/Washington ; named for Washington Irrigation Company superintendent Walter Granger.
en town co/Sweetwater County s/Wyoming.
Alternative forms
en Grainger surname
Derived terms
en Grangerism Grangerite Hermione Granger grangerize
Etymology 2
From en National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry Grange er occupation, related to etymology 1.
Noun
en US A member of the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. from late 1860s or 1870s
en 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 237 From the North, South, East, and West the Grangers came, on horseback and in every conceivable style of vehicle.
Proper noun
en locale c/US ; named for the organization.
en CDP s/Indiana.
en city s/Texas.
en village s/Missouri.
Etymology 3
en.
Proper noun
en settlement department/Grand'Anse c/Haiti.