26 entries under hanger-on topic. ×

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subordinate(noun, adjective, person, inferior, over)
13
assistant(noun, inferior, subordinate, assistant, follower)
12
minion(noun, inferior, subordinate, assistant, follower)
12
slave(noun, inferior, subordinate, assistant, follower)
10
lackey(noun, inferior, subordinate, follower, servant)
9
follower(noun, subordinate, assistant, junior, conformist)
7
dependent(noun, adjective, inferior, assistant, follower)
6
flunky(noun, inferior, subordinate, assistant, follower)
6
stooge(noun, assistant, follower, conformist)
3
dogsbody(noun, follower, gofer)
3
gofer(noun, inferior, subordinate, assistant, follower)
1
bootlicker(noun, follower, conformist, puppet)
1
crony(noun, follower, gofer)
1
doormat(noun, subordinate, follower, servant, conformist)
1
fawner(noun, follower, conformist, puppet)
1
flatterer(noun, follower, conformist, puppet)
1
sycophant(noun, subordinate, follower, junior, conformist)
1
toady(noun, subordinate, follower, servant, conformist)
0
backscratcher(noun, follower, gofer)
0
backslapper(noun, follower, gofer)
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