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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along;
[syn: tagalong, hanger-on]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hanger-on \Hang"er-on`\ (-[o^]n`), n.; pl. Hangers-on (-[~e]rz-[o^]n`). 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hanger-on n 1: someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along [syn: tagalong, hanger-on]