"onhanger" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: onhangers [plural]
Etymology: From on- + hanger. Compare West Frisian oanhinger, Dutch aanhanger, German Anhänger. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|on|hanger}} on- + hanger, {{cog|fy|oanhinger}} West Frisian oanhinger, {{cog|nl|aanhanger}} Dutch aanhanger, {{cog|de|Anhänger}} German Anhänger Head templates: {{en-noun}} onhanger (plural onhangers)
  1. That which, or one who, hangs on to, relies on, or is dependent upon another; a dependent. Synonyms: on-hanger Related terms: hanger-on
    Sense id: en-onhanger-en-noun-soGO~HnQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with on-

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "West Frisian oanhinger",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "aanhanger"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch aanhanger",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Anhänger"
      },
      "expansion": "German Anhänger",
      "name": "cog"
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  "etymology_text": "From on- + hanger. Compare West Frisian oanhinger, Dutch aanhanger, German Anhänger.",
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    {
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        "plural"
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        {
          "ref": "1821, Sir Walter Scott, Waverley",
          "text": "He was one of Queen Mary's Papists, and now he is one of Queen Elizabeth's Protestants ; he was an onhanger of the Abbot of Abingdon, and now he lives as master of the manor-house.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1900, Joseph Collins, The Treatment of diseases of the nervous system",
          "text": "The seemingly widespread belief that aphasia is almost exclusively an onhanger of the apoplectic state seems to necessitate emphasizing the fact that some.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1974, Anne D. Pick, Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology",
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        "That which, or one who, hangs on to, relies on, or is dependent upon another; a dependent."
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        [
          "hangs on",
          "hang on"
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        {
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      ],
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        }
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "ref": "1821, Sir Walter Scott, Waverley",
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          "ref": "1900, Joseph Collins, The Treatment of diseases of the nervous system",
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        "That which, or one who, hangs on to, relies on, or is dependent upon another; a dependent."
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}

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