hanger-on (redirected from Hanger-ons)

hang·er-on (hngr-n, -ôn)

n. pl. hang·ers-on (hngrz-)

A sycophant; a parasite.

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hanger-on

n pl hangers-on

a sycophantic follower or dependant, esp one hoping for personal gain

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hanger-on - someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along tagalong follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another

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hanger-on

noun parasite, follower, cohort (chiefly U.S.), leech, dependant, minion, lackey, sycophant, freeloader (slang), sponger (informal), ligger (slang) five thousand delegates, with 30,000 assorted hangers-on

Translations

hanger-on [ˈhæŋərˈɒn] N (hangers-on (pl)) → parásito/a m/f, pegote mf (Sp)

hanger-on

n pl <hangers-on> (to celebrity) → Trabant m, → Satellit m; the film crew turned up with all its hangers-on → die Filmmannschaft erschien mit ihrem ganzen Anhang; the celebrity was accompanied by his usual crowd of hangers-on → die Berühmtheit kam mit dem üblichen Schwarm von Gefolgsleuten

hanger-on [ˌhæŋəˈrɒn] n (hangers-on (pl)) (pej) → parassita m/f