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Definition of "tagalong" []

  • One that persistently follows another: "Technological change separates the innovators from the tag-alongs” ( Thomas G. Exter). (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tagalong" in a sentence
  • "The bonus game points were a tagalong, which is a problem."
  • "Being First Lady is a "tagalong" job based on what one's spouse has done."
  • "when they headed to the bike corral to hop on their "tagalong" bicycle and ride to their Royal"