How do you pronounce hanger-on?

hanger-on is pronounced as /ˌhæŋ.ər ˈɒn/.

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hanger-on

🧍hanger-on (hánger-on)

noun

/ˌhæŋ.ər ˈɒn/

parásito (parasito)

Hanger Hanker

Meaning

a person who spends time with a powerful or famous person to gain benefits.

Traducción del significado

una persona que pasa tiempo con una persona poderosa o famosa para obtener beneficios.

Oraciones de ejemplo

The celebrity was always surrounded by hangers-on.

La celebridad siempre estaba rodeada de parásitos.

La celebridad siempre estaba rodeada de parasitos.

Synonyms

parasite, sycophant, follower, dependent

Antonyms

leader, independent

Colocaciones

political hanger-on, social hanger-on, hangers-on

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