straphanger
noun
strap·hang·er
ˈstrap-ˌhaŋ-ər 
: a standing passenger in a subway, streetcar, bus, or train who clings for support to one of the short straps or similar devices placed along the aisle
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Two other straphangers helped restrain him, and video that captured part of the encounter shows Neely, a Michael Jackson impersonator, slowly go limp then die.
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Fox News Staff, Fox News, 5 May 2023
The 30-year-old was killed Monday during a confrontation where a straphanger put him in a lethal chokehold aboard a subway car.
—Emma Seiwell, al, 26 Jan. 2023
The straphanger’s cheek became bloodied.
—Collier Meyerson, Curbed, 25 Apr. 2022
On the 7 train, which runs from Manhattan to Queens, Benita sits uncomfortably among straphangers wearing surgical masks and KN95s.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2023
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Fox News Staff, Fox News, 5 May 2023
The 30-year-old was killed Monday during a confrontation where a straphanger put him in a lethal chokehold aboard a subway car.
—Emma Seiwell, al, 26 Jan. 2023
The straphanger’s cheek became bloodied.
—Collier Meyerson, Curbed, 25 Apr. 2022
On the 7 train, which runs from Manhattan to Queens, Benita sits uncomfortably among straphangers wearing surgical masks and KN95s.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2023
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“Straphanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straphanger. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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