noun
(chiefly Scotland) One who or that which walks or goes; a goer; a walker.
A horse that goes quickly.
(business, rail transport) One who oversees a gang of workmen.
(coal mining) One who is employed in conveying the coal through the gangways.
(nautical) A length of chain, one end of which is fastened to an anchor when let go, when the other end is fastened to a hawser.