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hanger-on

[ hang-er-on, -awn ]

noun

plural hangers-on.
  1. a person who remains in a place or joins a group, another person, etc., especially in the hope or expectation of personal gain, even though their presence may be neither wanted nor needed.

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hanger-on

noun

  1. a sycophantic follower or dependant, esp one hoping for personal gain
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of hanger-on1

1540鈥50; noun use of verb phrase hang on; -er 1
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Except he鈥檚 the geek, the hanger-on, the money man, so nobody does.

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If billiards has the reputation of being a pastime for gamblers, hustlers and hangers-on, the female-centric biweekly pool tournament at 4100 Bar offers a friendly, supportive alternative.

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Many of the president鈥檚 fat-cat hangers-on 鈥 including his new Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent 鈥 had convinced themselves that Trump wasn鈥檛 really the 鈥渢ariff man鈥 he describes himself as.

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Giuliani's attorneys argued that the Trump hanger-on genuinely believed that Freeman and Moss committed election fraud, a point that held no water with Howell.

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These weren鈥檛 groupies or hangers-on, they were friends.

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