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freeloader

noun
/ˈfɹiːləʊdə(ɹ)/UK/ˈfɹiloʊdɚ/US

Etymology

From free + load + -er, originally US 1930s.

  1. derived from *leyt-✻
  2. inherited from *laidō✻
  3. inherited from lād
  4. inherited from lode
  5. formed as freeloader — “free + load + -er”

Definitions

  1. One who does not contribute or pay appropriately

    One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.

  2. A person who takes expired unsold merchandise from the back of supermarket premises.

The neighborhood

Derived

freeloader fly, freeload

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for freeloader. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA