ˌhanger-ˈon BrE AmE noun ( plural hangers-on ) [countable]
someone who spends a lot of time with a rich or important person, because they hope to get some advantage for themselves:
He was surrounded by a crowd of friends and hangers-on.
ˌhanger-ˈon BrE AmE noun ( plural hangers-on ) [countable]
someone who spends a lot of time with a rich or important person, because they hope to get some advantage for themselves:
He was surrounded by a crowd of friends and hangers-on.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012