HANGER-ON

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: hangers-on   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along

Synonyms:

hanger-on; tagalong

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hanger-on" is a kind of...):

follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)

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