From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcoat hangerˈcoat ˌhanger noun [countable] 
DCan object that you use to hang clothes on SYN hanger
DCan object that you use to hang clothes on SYN hangerExamples from the Corpus
coat hanger• Application Tell the students that chimes can be made by using a metal spoon instead of a coat hanger.• The vibrations you heard traveled through the metal coat hanger, then through the string and the pencils to your ear drum. 