"freeloader" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹiːləʊdə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɹiloʊdɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-freeloader.wav Forms: freeloaders [plural]
Etymology: From free + load + -er, originally US 1930s. Etymology templates: {{af|en|free|load|-er|id3=agent noun}} free + load + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} freeloader (plural freeloaders)
  1. (colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share. Tags: colloquial Synonyms: free rider, moocher, scrounger Translations (one who does not contribute or pay appropriately): müftəxor (Azerbaijani), paràsit [masculine] (Catalan), gorrer [masculine] (Catalan), 不速之客 (bùsùzhīkè) (Chinese Mandarin), 食客 (shíkè) (Chinese Mandarin), klaploper [masculine] (Dutch), siipeilijä (Finnish), siivellä eläjä (Finnish), vapaamatkustaja (Finnish), resquilleur [masculine] (French), resquilleuse [feminine] (French), მუქთამჭამელი (muktamč̣ameli) (Georgian), Schmarotzer [masculine] (German), Trittbrettfahrer [masculine] (German), Schnorrer [masculine] (German), χαραμοφάης (charamofáis) [masculine] (Greek), παράσιτο (parásito) [neuter] (Greek), τζαμπατζής (tzampatzís) (Greek), potyaleső (Hungarian), potyázó (Hungarian), diúgaire [masculine] (Irish), súmaire [masculine] (Irish), scroccone [masculine] (Italian), approfittatore [masculine] (Italian), parassita [masculine] (Italian), 食客 (alt: しょっかく, shokkaku, しょっきゃく, shokkyaku) (Japanese), parasītus [masculine] (Latin), parasīta [feminine] (Latin), parazit [masculine] (Lower Sorbian), муфте́џија (muftédžija) [masculine] (Macedonian), муфте́џика (muftédžika) [feminine] (Macedonian), мо́лзач (mólzač) [masculine] (Macedonian), мо́лзачка (mólzačka) [feminine] (Macedonian), гага́џија (gagádžija) [masculine] (Macedonian), гага́џика (gagádžika) [feminine] (Macedonian), gratispassasjer [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), sęp [masculine] (Polish), pasożyt [masculine] (Polish), bicão [masculine] (Portuguese), нахле́бник (naxlébnik) [masculine] (Russian), нахле́бница (naxlébnica) [feminine] (Russian), халя́вщик (xaljávščik) [masculine, slang] (Russian), халя́вщица (xaljávščica) [feminine] (Russian), тунея́дец (tunejádec) [masculine] (Russian), тунея́дка (tunejádka) [feminine] (Russian), gorrón [masculine] (Spanish), chupóptero (Spanish), gallofero (Spanish), garronero (Arg., Ur.) [masculine] (Spanish), snyltare [common-gender] (Swedish), sbwnjwr [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-freeloader-en-noun-NkGY0BjD Disambiguation of 'one who does not contribute or pay appropriately': 87 13
  2. (UK, New Zealand, Canada) A person who takes expired unsold merchandise from the back of supermarket premises. Tags: Canada, New-Zealand, UK Categories (topical): Money, People
    Sense id: en-freeloader-en-noun-mMT62hyI Disambiguation of Money: 25 75 Disambiguation of People: 38 62 Categories (other): British English, Canadian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lower Sorbian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Lower Sorbian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: free-loader Derived forms: freeloader fly Related terms: bludger

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
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        "A person who takes expired unsold merchandise from the back of supermarket premises."
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        "(UK, New Zealand, Canada) A person who takes expired unsold merchandise from the back of supermarket premises."
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "New-Zealand",
        "UK"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɹiloʊdɚ/",
      "tags": [
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}
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      "word": "freeloader fly"
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        "One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share."
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          "contribute"
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          "word": "moocher"
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        {
          "word": "scrounger"
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        "Canadian English",
        "New Zealand English"
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        "A person who takes expired unsold merchandise from the back of supermarket premises."
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "word": "müftəxor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paràsit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gorrer"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bùsùzhīkè",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "word": "不速之客"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shíkè",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "word": "食客"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "klaploper"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "word": "siipeilijä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "word": "siivellä eläjä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "word": "vapaamatkustaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "resquilleur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "resquilleuse"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "muktamč̣ameli",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "word": "მუქთამჭამელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schmarotzer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Trittbrettfahrer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schnorrer"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "charamofáis",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "χαραμοφάης"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "parásito",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "παράσιτο"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "tzampatzís",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "word": "τζαμπατζής"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "word": "potyaleső"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "word": "potyázó"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "diúgaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "súmaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "scroccone"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "approfittatore"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parassita"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しょっかく, shokkaku, しょっきゃく, shokkyaku",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "word": "食客"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parasītus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "parasīta"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "muftédžija",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "муфте́џија"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "muftédžika",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "муфте́џика"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "mólzač",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мо́лзач"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "mólzačka",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мо́лзачка"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "gagádžija",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гага́џија"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "gagádžika",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гага́џика"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gratispassasjer"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sęp"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pasożyt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bicão"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naxlébnik",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нахле́бник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naxlébnica",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "нахле́бница"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xaljávščik",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "халя́вщик"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xaljávščica",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "халя́вщица"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tunejádec",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "тунея́дец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tunejádka",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "тунея́дка"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parazit"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gorrón"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "word": "chupóptero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "word": "gallofero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "garronero (Arg., Ur.)"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "snyltare"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "one who does not contribute or pay appropriately",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sbwnjwr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "freeloader"
}

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