Plural of granger; farmers or agricultural workers, especially members of farmer organizations like the Grange.
From 'grange' (a farmhouse with barns) + '-er' (agent suffix). Originally meant a farm worker, later came to mean members of the National Grange organization founded in 1867.
The Grange became one of America's most influential farmer organizations in the 1870s-1890s, so grangers weren't just farmers—they were organized political activists fighting railroad monopolies!
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