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
Webb[web]
Gwenhwyfar-Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
InkaEENG-kah (Finnish), ING-kah (German)Frisian, Finnish, German
Jockel-German
IrvinUR-vinEnglish
Greger-Swedish