# velcroid

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. One who stays physically near to an influential person, especially in an effort to increase their own media exposure.

## Etymology
From Velcro + -oid, from the idea that such a person clings to another as if with Velcro.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/velcroid