hanger-on
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hanger-on
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Agent noun of hang on.
noun hangers-on · hanger on
- Someone who hangs on, or sticks to, a person, place, or service. 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 […]
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Talk about this word "hanger-on." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hanger-on. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hanger-on. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hanger-on "hanger-on." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hanger-on.Cite this
@misc{hanger_on_2026,
title = {hanger-on},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hanger-on},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
