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onhangers

onhangers is the plural 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

Questions about onhangers

What is onhangers the plural of?
Onhangers is the plural of onhanger.

Words near onhangers in the dictionary

  1. Ongthombam
  2. onguent
  3. onguents
  4. onhand
  5. onhanger
  6. onhangers
  7. onheld
  8. onhold
  9. onholding
  10. onholds
  11. oni

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