a tension element or member that suspends or supports an attached member such as the floor system of a truss, arch, or suspension span Suspension bridges use wire cable (termed suspender) See also suspender
{i} wire device on which clothes are hung; peg or stand for hanging clothes; person who hangs something; short sword worn by sailors wears on a belt (in 17th and 18th centuries), short sword hung from a belt
Variable length element between the upper underfloor attachment and the profile sections of a suspended ceiling framework which are directly fixed to this hanger
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. - Oliver Goldsmith
disapproval If you describe someone as a hanger-on, you are critical of them because they are trying to be friendly with a richer or more important person, especially in order to gain an advantage for themselves. For every one or two talented people in any group of artists, there are hordes of talentless hangers-on. hangers-on someone who spends a lot of time with a rich or important person, because they hope to get some advantage for themselves