Home › Words › O › onhangeronhangeronhanger means that which, or one who, hangs on to, relies on, or is dependent upon another; a dependent.EtymologyFrom on- + hanger. Compare West Frisian oanhinger, Dutch aanhanger, German Anhänger.nounThat which, or one who, hangs on to, relies on, or is dependent upon another; a dependent.e.g.“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:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.clinger 59% match — One who clings. vs onhanger →underhang 58% match — To suspend; hang. vs onhanger →depender 55% match — An agent that depends on another agent, the dependee; the subject of a dependency, a dependent (used in agent-oriented programming) vs onhanger →dependence 55% match — The state of being dependent, of relying upon another. vs onhanger →appendent 54% match — Hanging; pendulous. vs onhanger →depending 54% match — Suspended or hanging from another element, such as a shield, helmet, crest, or a badge hanging from a chain. vs onhanger →dependee 54% match — An agent that is depended on by a depender, the target of a dependency (used in agent-oriented programming) vs onhanger →hangee 53% match — One who is executed by hanging. vs onhanger →