"freegan" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfɹiːɡən/ [UK] Forms: freegans [plural]
Etymology: Blend of free + vegan. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|free|vegan}} Blend of free + vegan Head templates: {{en-noun}} freegan (plural freegans)
  1. A person who salvages and consumes food that has been thrown away, especially one who wishes to protect the environment and challenge consumerism via waste reduction. Wikipedia link: freeganism Categories (topical): Diets, People, Vegetarianism Synonyms: opportunivore Derived forms: freeganism Translations (a person who uses thrown-out items): freegani (Finnish), Freeganer [masculine] (German), friganer [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), friganar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), freeganin [masculine] (Polish), freegan [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˈfɾi.ɡɐ̃/ [Brazil], /ˈfɾi.ɡɐn/ [Portugal], [ˈfɾi.ɣɐn] [Portugal] Forms: freegans [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English freegan. Etymology templates: {{ubor|pt|en|freegan}} Unadapted borrowing from English freegan Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense|#s}} freegan m or f by sense (plural freegans)
  1. freegan (a person who uses thrown-out items as a challenge to consumerism) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine

Inflected forms

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