Hanger-on Definition

hăngər-ŏn, -ôn
hangers-on
noun
hangers-on
A person who spends time in the company of another person or of a group out of admiration or for personal gain.
American Heritage
A follower or dependent.
Webster's New World

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. - Oliver Goldsmith.

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Noun

Singular:
hanger-on
Plural:
hangers-on

Origin of Hanger-on

  • Agent noun of hang on.

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Hanger-on Sentence Examples

  • As a hanger-on in great houses he had little time for systematic work, and he wrote the "Lives" in the early morning while his hosts were sleeping off the effects of the dissipation of the night before.

  • The term parasite, from meaning a "hanger-on," has been transferred to any living creature which lives on another one.

  • Remedy defect in hanger on left side of trailing bogie.

  • Adrienne grabbed a large stainless steel spoon from its hanger on the wall and primped at her distorted reflection.

  • It is no longer the merry, saucy hanger-on of the homestead, but is become the suspicious thief, shunning the gaze of man, and knowing that danger may lurk in every bush.

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Words Starting With

HHAHAN

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Words Starting With H and Ending With N

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