hanger-on
noun
hang·er-on
ˈhaŋ-ər-ˌȯn 
-ˌän
plural hangers-on
: one that hangs around a person, place, or institution especially for personal gain
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almost overnight, the singer was a star, and almost overnight, he was surrounded by hangers-on who wanted something
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The party guests—the artist-honorees and their partners, collectors, museum trustees, funders, and hangers-on—were clad in their finest evening attire, clinking champagne flutes and posing for pictures at a pre-dinner reception on The Shed’s fourth floor.
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Helen Holmes, ARTnews.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Unlike other, sycophantic portions of right-wing media, Kirk isn’t simply a hanger-on to the conservative elite.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, Oz regroups at Eve’s place with Vic, the Maroni kid, and the feeble few hangers-on from the Falcone crew.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
Bouncing back In short, the good economic news is real, whatever Trump and his hangers-on may say.
—Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
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Helen Holmes, ARTnews.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Unlike other, sycophantic portions of right-wing media, Kirk isn’t simply a hanger-on to the conservative elite.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, Oz regroups at Eve’s place with Vic, the Maroni kid, and the feeble few hangers-on from the Falcone crew.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
Bouncing back In short, the good economic news is real, whatever Trump and his hangers-on may say.
—Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Hanger-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hanger-on. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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