Englishhanger-on
noun
follower, flunkey, toady, camp follower, sycophant, fawner, parasite, leech;
henchman, minion, lackey, vassal, dependant, retainer, acolyte, underling;
North American cohort;
informal groupie, sponger, freeloader, passenger, sidekick;
British, informal ligger;
North American, informal suck-up;
archaic liegeman, pursuivant.
▷antonyms leader.