freeloader
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈfriˌloʊdər/
- Offensive
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- I felt as if I'd paid my dues, and now freeloaders were driving in for what I'd earned.
- a bunch of freeloaders
There's reciprocity, but then you have, if you look at that on, on a large enough sample, what you find is then you get the freeloader problem.
- There's reciprocity, but then you have, if you look at that on, on a large enough sample, what you find is then you get the freeloader problem.
- And then you'll notice that every forest freeloader in the woods is going to come and steal your food and stuff.
- And he did have his little cabin by the woods and he was sort of off grid, but also use its total freeloader.
Examples
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Who would have guessed that the Greatest Generation would be followed by the Freeloader Generation?
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Lil, you know I'm not a freeloader, right?
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And here we are with this freeloader.
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You guys are freeloaders... and you eat my food, too?!
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- And you're okay with having this freeloader just hanging around?
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No, he's calling you a freeloader.
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Let's cut government spending to the bone and make all the freeloaders and government "workers" get real jobs.
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When the money finally runs out, and it will, the freeloaders will either become productive citizens or leave.
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What a bunch of wealthy freeloaders.
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He's always coming over and eating our food without contributing; he's such a freeloader.
Synonyms
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5.9
A person who lives off others and gives nothing in return
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8.4
A person who takes advantage of others for their own benefit
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8.3
A person who often gets food or money without paying
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8.1
A person who takes advantage of others and gives nothing in return
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8.8
A person who often gets free food or money from others without paying
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7.1
A person who uses others selfishly to get money or power
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7.2
A person who takes others' food or help without giving back
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7.6
A person who gets food or money from others without paying
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9.9
A person who often asks others for money or food without giving anything back
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8.2
A person who depends on others without giving anything back
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9.9
A person who often gets free food or money from others without paying
A person who always asks for free things and never gives anything back
A person who takes advantage of others' kindness without giving anything back
A person who takes help or credit but does not help others
A person who takes or keeps things that should be shared
Antonyms
How Exploitative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Freeloader comes from free ('no cost') plus load ('to take or carry') and the ending -er ('person who does something'). Think of someone who 'loads' their plate, their time, or their life with other people's food or help for 'free' — that's why a freeloader is a person who takes advantage of others and gives nothing back.