hanger-on

Synonyms for hanger-on

noun person who attends the powerful for status or benefit

noun. parasite

noun. temporary supporter

noun. somebody or something unnecessary

noun. person who believes or has great interest

noun. person who believes or has great interest

He ceased for a time at least to be a gentleman to become a hanger-on, a parasite once more.

From Venice he wrote: "I am a gentleman here, but only a hanger-on at home."

“Yes, I feel that I am only a hanger-on to mother since we reached France,” he confessed.

She was kind of a hanger-on, Cornelia was, you see, and she was used to going where she was sent.

The whole gang of hanger-on chiefs is perpetually loaded to the guards.

He seemed to think that I should be content to become a hanger-on of some fine gentleman.

But Borrow was never a hanger-on of British society, and we never saw him.

By some of his expressions I judged he was a hanger-on of courts.

You were a leader amongst the best of them, and I was a hanger-on amongst the worst.

The Oracle is humble enough before the hanger-on of the turf.