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One who mooches
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freeloader
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also free-loader , by 1939, from free (adj.) + agent noun from load (v.). Related: Freeloading . As a verb, freeload is attested by 1967 and probably is a back-formation from this.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Ms. Louis' attorney characterized her ex-husband as a freeloader , looking for the easy life. ▪ The freeloaders are leaving a bad impression on the public, making it hard for those who genuinely need the government's help. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share, usually athletic. 2 (context UK NZ Canada Scotland English) An individual who gets merchandise from the back of supermarket premises that ...
Usage examples of freeloader.
We had one flaming scuzzbucket of a city councilman, a few years ago, wanted to cut costs by getting rid of what he called freeloaders.
There were two hundred well-wishers and freeloaders present, all wearing partial or full false faces of sequined shimmer-cloth that stretched snugly over their features and was somehow unable to conceal (for Guil, at least) the beastiality that lurked on the true expressions that had leered from the tiers of the Great Hall only hours earlier.