hanger-on (redirected from hangers-on)

hang·er-on (hngr-n, -ôn)

n. pl. hang·ers-on (hngrz-)

A sycophant; a parasite.

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hanger-on

Noun

pl hangers-on an unwanted follower, esp. of a rich or famous person

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) quandong Austral. (slang)

Translations

hanger-on [hæŋərˈɔn] n → parásito

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hanger-on [hæŋərˈɔn] n → parasite m

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hanger-on [hæŋərˈɔn] hang n (parasite) → Trabant m (inf);

the hangers-on → der Anhang

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hanger-on [hæŋərˈɔn] n → parassita m