freeloader

== English == === Alternative forms === free-loader === Etymology === From free +‎ load +‎ -er, originally US 1930s. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɹiːləʊdə(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɹiloʊdɚ/ === Noun === freeloader (plural freeloaders) (colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share. Synonyms: free rider, moocher; see also Thesaurus:scrounger (UK, New Zealand, Canada) A person who takes expired unsold merchandise from the back of supermarket premises. ==== Derived terms ==== freeloader fly freeload (verb) ==== Translations ==== === See also === bludger === Further reading === “freeloader n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present Eric Partridge (2005), “freeloader”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 1 (A–I), London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 798. === Anagrams === foreleader