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hanger-on

noun

Reveal meaning and examples

Someone who stays near a person or group mainly to obtain personal benefit.

The fictional celebrity could rarely distinguish a genuine friend from a hanger-on.

Dictionary practice example.

Another visitor acted as a hanger-on, staying beside the best-connected members mainly to receive invitations to private events.