hanger-on
English
Etymology
Agent noun of hang on.
Noun
hanger-on (plural hangers-on)
- Someone who hangs on, or sticks to, a person, place, or service.
- Oliver Goldsmith
- Her love was sought, I do aver, / By twenty beaux and more; / The king himself has follow'd her / When she has walk'd before. / But now her wealth and finery fled, / Her hangers-on cut short all […]
- Oliver Goldsmith
- (mining, historical) An onsetter.
Synonyms
Translations
Someone who hangs on, or sticks
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