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on-hanger

on-hanger is the alternative form of onhanger.

Meaning of onhanger

Noun

onhanger (plural onhangers)

  1. That which, or one who, hangs on to, relies on, or is dependent upon another; a dependent.
    • 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.1821, Sir Walter Scott, Waverley

Forms of on-hanger

pluralon-hangers

Questions about on-hanger

What is on-hanger the alternative form of?
On-hanger is the alternative form of onhanger.

Words near on-hanger in the dictionary

  1. on-glide
  2. on-glides
  3. on-going
  4. on-guard
  5. on-hand
  6. on-hanger
  7. on-hangers
  8. on-hold
  9. on-hook
  10. on-leash
  11. on-line

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