hanger-on
- IPA[ˈhaNGər ˌän]
美式
- a person who associates with another person or a group in a sycophantic manner or for the purpose of gaining some personal advantage
noun: hanger-on, plural noun: hangers-on
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a person who associates with another person or a group in a sycophantic manner or for the purpose of gaining some personal advantage he was a hanger-on who used to come around and drink with Father
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- IPA[ˌhaŋərˈɒn]
英式
- a person who associates with another person or a group in a sycophantic manner or for the ... the shysters, the freebooters, the hangers-on who traditionally take advantage of champions
Oxford Dictionary