hanger-on

Someone who spends time with a person or a group of people hoping to benefit in some way from the association. The term implies that such a person is sycophantic and/or unwanted. Ever since Jennifer became a famous actress, she's surrounded by hangers-on trying to use her to further their own careers.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ronit (2)	-	Hebrew
Timotheos	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Zita (1)	DZEE-tah (Italian)	Italian, Portuguese, German, Czech, Slovak
Yekaterina	ye-kah-tye-REE-nah, ee-kah-tee-REE-nah	Russian
LÍAdÁIn	LEE-din	Irish
Katri	KAHT-ree	Finnish