freeloader
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freeloader
- /ˈfɹiːləʊdə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈfɹiloʊdɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From free + load + -er, originally US 1930s.
noun freeloaders · free-loader
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One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.
Similar: free rider, moocher, bloodsucker, bludger, bummer, freeloader, gadfly, leech, mooch, parasite, scrounge, scrounger
- A person who takes expired unsold merchandise from the back of supermarket premises.
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noun one who does not contribute or pay appropriately
| Español | gorrón, gorrero, garronero (Arg., Ur.), chupóptero, arrimado, sablista |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 食客 |
| 中文 | 不速之客 bùsùzhīkè, 食客 shíkè |
| Português | bicão |
| Français | resquilleur, gratteur, pique-assiette |
| Deutsch | Schmarotzer, Trittbrettfahrer, Schnorrer |
| Italiano | scroccone, approfittatore, parassita |
| Ελληνικά | χαραμοφάης charamofáis, παράσιτο parásito, τζαμπατζής tzampatzís |
| Русский | нахле́бник naxlébnik, нахле́бница naxlébnica, халя́вщик xaljávščik, халя́вщица xaljávščica, тунея́дец tunejádec, тунея́дка tunejádka |
Talk about this word "freeloader." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/freeloader. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. freeloader. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/freeloader "freeloader." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/freeloader.Cite this
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title = {freeloader},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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