freeloader
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
free + load + -er, originally US 1930s.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɹiːləʊdə(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɹiloʊdɚ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun[edit]
freeloader (plural freeloaders)
- (colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.
- Synonyms: free rider, moocher; see also Thesaurus:scrounger
- (UK, New Zealand, Canada) A person who takes expired unsold merchandise from the back of supermarket premises.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
one who does not contribute or pay appropriately
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See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Jonathon Green (2024) “freeloader n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
- Eric Partridge (2005) “freeloader”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volumes 1 (A–I), London, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 798.
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