Meaning of HANGER-ON
| Pronunciation: | | 'hangur ân
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| | Definition: | | [n] someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along |
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| | Synonyms: | | tagalong |
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| | See Also: | | follower | |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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