a hanger-on



a hanger-on

a person who spends time with rich or important people, hoping to get an advantage (usually plural) Wherever there is royalty, there will always be hangers-on.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Elishai-LIE-shə (English), ee-LIE-shə (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Wanda['wɔndə]
Nomusa-Southern African, Ndebele
Daquan-African American (Modern)
Andebert-Ancient Germanic
Vartouhi-Armenian