1
bystander
1
cadger
1
cavaliere servente
1
clubby(informal, noun)
1
cohort(noun, help, advocate, supporter, fan)
1
companion(noun, help, advocate, supporter, fan)
1
creature
1
dangler
1
dependant
1
doormat(noun, fan, subordinate, follower, toady)
1
dummy
1
fawner(noun, fan, subordinate, follower, toady)
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feudatory
1
fifth wheel(noun, unnecessary, somebody)
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figurehead
1
following
1
gillie
1
goon
1
hatchet man
1
heeler
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