hanger : Idioms & Phrases

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Bell hanger

  • a man who hangs or puts up bells.
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clothes hanger

  • noun a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on
    clothes hanger; coat hanger.
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coat hanger

  • noun a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on
    clothes hanger; coat hanger.
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dress hanger

  • noun a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on
    clothes hanger; coat hanger.
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hanger-on

  • noun someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along
    tagalong.
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Hang"er-on` noun
Wordforms
plural Hangers-on
Definitions
  1. One who hangs on, or sticks to, a person, place, or service; a dependent; one who adheres to others' society longer than he is wanted. Goldsmith.
Webster 1913

on-hanger

On"-hang`er noun
Definitions
  1. A hanger-on.
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Paper hanger

  • one who covers walls with paper hangings.
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Post hanger

  • (Mach.), a bearing for a revolving shaft, adapted to be fastened to a post.
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Pot hanger

  • a pothook.
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