| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun
( plural hangers-on or hanger-ons )
Etymology: hang on + -er
: one that hangs around a person, place, or institution in hope of personal gain (as patronage or preferment)
soldiers became hangers-on of saloons and free-lunch bars — Dixon Wecter
czars, princes and aristocracy, and their hanger-ons — F.D.Roosevelt
often : one that hangs around in this manner with annoying persistence
Synonyms: see parasite