"free-loader" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: free-loaders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} free-loader (plural free-loaders)
  1. Alternative spelling of freeloader Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: freeloader
    Sense id: en-free-loader-en-noun-FZzd8g6N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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