hanger-on

hang·er-on

(hăng′ər-ŏn′, -ôn′)

n. pl. hang·ers-on (-ərz-)

A person who spends time in the company of another person or of a group out of admiration or for personal gain.

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hanger-on

n, pl hangers-on

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

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hang′er-on′

n., pl. hang•ers-on.

an unwanted person who remains in a place or with a group, another person, etc., in the hope of personal gain.

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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

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hanger-on

noun

One who depends on another for support without reciprocating:

bloodsucker, leech, parasite, sponge.

Slang: freeloader.

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Translations

hanger-on

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

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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

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hanger-on

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

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