Onhanger
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Onhanger is a noun meaning That which, or one who, hangs on to, relies on, or is dependent upon another; a dependent.
Meaning
That which, or one who, hangs on to, relies on, or is dependent upon another; a dependent.
Example Sentences
The form is has no place in these sentences and seems to have been imported into them as an onhanger of it.
The seemingly widespread belief that aphasia is almost exclusively an onhanger of the apoplectic state seems to necessitate emphasizing the fact that some.
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.
Word Forms
- onhangers
- on-hanger
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dependent, dependant, reliance, semidependent, adjective, creature.
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