dangler

dangler
dangle VERB 1) hang so as to swing freely. 2) offer (an incentive) to someone.
DERIVATIVES dangler noun dangly adjective.
ORIGIN symbolic of something loose and hanging.

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  • dangler — noun see dangle I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • dangler — noun one who dangles about others, especially after women …   Wiktionary

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  • dangler — n. person that dangles after others especially after women; a trifler …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dangler — dan·gler …   English syllables

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