free rider

== English == === Noun === free rider (plural free riders) One who gets a free ride on a ship, or similar; one who rides on a means of transportation gratis. Synonym: stowaway (by extension) Someone who obtains goods or services legally without paying. Synonyms: freeloader; see also Thesaurus:scrounger (economics) One who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly. (industrial relations) A worker at an open shop who is able to enjoy the benefits negotiated by a union without being a member of the union. ==== Derived terms ==== free-rider problem ==== Related terms ==== free ride ==== Translations ==== === See also === let George do it public good tragedy of the commons === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “free rider”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “free rider”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.