granger
Meanings
noun
- A member of the Grange, National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, an association representing farmers.
- A farm steward.
name
- 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.
noun
- A member of the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry.
name
- A locale in the United States; named for the organization.
- A census-designated place in Indiana.
- A city in Texas.
- A village in Missouri.
name
- A settlement in Grand'Anse department, Haiti.
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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.
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