hanger-on
Example Sentences
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The way I see it, many Epstein hangers-on believed they were doing nothing wrong.
No pop artist has ever survived haters, handlers and hangers-on without a scratch.
From Los Angeles Times
Think backward: Where things begin is the bitter end, at a glitzy Hollywood Hills party in 1976 full of showbiz hangers-on.
From Los Angeles Times
The music fades and we, the hangers-on, disperse.
From Salon
A political get together, a party conference for the politicians, members, and associated hangers-on, would never transform a prime minister's fortunes with the public overnight.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
