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Meanings of become a hanger in English

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Usage of become a hanger in English
1
He ceased for a time at least to be a gentleman to become a hanger-on, a parasite once more.
Albert Dürer
2
Then he became a hanger-on at the clubs, a genteel loafer.
The Sport of the Gods
3
"He can't become a hanger-on of my family without my permission."
The Inner Shrine
4
"And it is for that that you will sell your soul-tobecome a hanger-onof the upper classes, in sloth and luxury?"
Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet: An Autobiography
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