coattail: Meaning and Definition of

coat•tail

1. the back of the skirt on a man's coat or jacket.
2. one of the two back parts of the skirt of a coat, esp. one of the tails on a tail coat.
3. aided by association with another person: The senator rode into office on the President's coattails.
4. immediately after or as a result of: His decline in popularity followed on the coattails of the scandal.

1. gained by association with another, esp. with a successful or celebrated person: coattail benefits.