hanger-on Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along
    tagalong.

WordNet

Hang"er-on` noun
Wordforms
plural Hangers-on
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913