ganger

Work gang supervisor

A ganger is the supervisor of a gang of laborers, especially in British usage for railway or road construction crews.

The term appears in historical and regional contexts where workers are organized into gangs under a foreman: The ganger directed his men to the damaged section of track.

supervision

foreman

Worker who directs others

overseerOne who monitors work
supervisorOne who directs workers
superintendentChief administrative official

boss · charge-hand · taskmaster · headman · leadman · steward · inspector · timekeeper

crew

squad

Small working group

teamOrganized cooperative unit
unitIndividual part or measure
workmenManual job employees

laborers · navvies · hands · shift

railroad

track

Path or monitored route

tiesConnections or neckwear
locomotiveRailway pulling machine
signalMessage-conveying cue

junction · platform · station · conductor · engineer · caboose · freight · coupling · gauge · tunnel

construction

excavation

Act of unearthing

scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
concreteSolid building mixture
craneLifter or wader

hardhat · foundation · surveyor · backhoe · rebar · pavement · bricklaying · masonry · trench · girder

ganger

foreman

squad

track

excavation

ganger

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