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Hanger [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. That by which a thing is suspended.

2. A short broad sword, incurvated towards the point.

3. One that hangs, or causes to be hanged.

Hanger [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman.

2. That by which a thing is suspended.

3. A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended.

4. A part that suspends a journal box in which shafting runs. See Illust. of Countershaft.

5. A bridle iron.

6. That which hangs or is suspended, as a sword worn at the side; especially, in the 18th century, a short, curved sword.

7. A steep, wooded declivity.

Hanger-on [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. One who besets another importunately in soliciting favors.

2. A dependant; one who eats and drinks without payment.

Hanger-on [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One who hangs on, or sticks to, a person, place, or service; a dependent; one who adheres to others' society longer than he is wanted.

Hangers-on [Plural] Webster's Dictionary 1913