About The Word Hanger-on
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Hanger-on
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What's The Definition Of Hanger-on?
[n] someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hanger-on: tagalong Related Terms | Find terms related to Hanger-on: adherent | appendage | attendant | barnacle | bloodsucker | buff | bystander | cavaliere servente | courtier | creature | dangler | dependent | disciple | dummy | fan | feudatory | figurehead | flunky | follower | following | freeloader | gillie | goon | hatchet man | heeler | henchman | homager | homme de cour | inferior | jackal | lackey | leech | liege | liege man | lounge lizard | man | minion | myrmidon | parasite | partisan | peon | public | puppet | pursuer | pursuivant | retainer | satellite | sectary | serf | servant | shadow | slave | spectator | spiv | sponge | sponger | stooge | subordinate | successor | sucker | supporter | sycophant | tagtail | tail | thug | trainbearer | underling | understrapper | vassal | votary | ward heeler | yeoman See Also | follower Hanger-on In Webster's Dictionary \Hang"er-on`\, n.; pl. {Hangers-on}.
One who hangs on, or sticks to, a person, place, or service;
a dependent; one who adheres to others' society longer than
he is wanted. --Goldsmith.
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