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Noun: hanger-on (hangers-on)  'hang-u(r),ón or ,hang-u(r)'ón
  1. Someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along
    "an indolent hanger-on";
    - tagalong [N. Amer]

Derived forms: hangers-on

Type of: acolyte, follower

Encyclopedia: Hanger-on