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单词 hangers-on
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈhanger-ˈon,  n. [countable], pl. hang•ers-on. 
  1. a person who remains in a place or with a group in the hope of personal gain:The champ's hangers-on followed him everywhere.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hang•er-on  (hang′ər on′, -ôn′),USA pronunciation n., pl. hang•ers-on. 
  1. a person who remains in a place or attaches himself or herself to a group, another person, etc., although not wanted, esp. in the hope or expectation of personal gain.
  • 1540–50; noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase hang on; see -er1
    toady, parasite, sycophant, follower.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hanger-on n ( pl hangers-on)
  1. a sycophantic follower or dependant, esp one hoping for personal gain
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