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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
hanger-on
    n 1: someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along
         [syn: tagalong, hanger-on]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hanger-on \Hang"er-on`\ (-[o^]n`), n.; pl. Hangers-on
   (-[~e]rz-[o^]n`).
   One who hangs on, or sticks to, a person, place, or service;
   a dependent; one who adheres to others' society longer than
   he is wanted. --Goldsmith.
   [1913 Webster]
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