hanger-on hanger-back • hanger-up · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · hanger-on · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 9 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along. Synonyms: tagalong. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · tagalong · · Synonym 1 Characters · · - hyphen-minus U+002D a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 h latin small letter h U+0068 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072