freeloader

free·load

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [free-lohd, -lohd]
- /ˈfriˈloʊd, -ˌloʊd/
- /ˈfriːˌləʊ.dər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [free-lohd, -lohd]
- /ˈfriˈloʊd, -ˌloʊd/

Definitions of freeloader word

verb without object freeloader to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc. 1
verb with object freeloader to get by freeloading: He freeloaded several meals a week. 1
noun freeloader A person who takes advantage of others' generosity without giving anything in return. 1
noun freeloader person who lives off others 1
countable noun freeloader If you refer to someone as a freeloader, you disapprove of them because they take advantage of other people's kindness, for example by accepting food or accommodation from them, without giving anything in return. 0
noun freeloader a person who habitually depends on the charity of others for food, shelter, etc 0

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Origin of freeloader

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

1950-55, Americanism; back formation from freeloader (free + load + -er1)

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Parts of speech for Freeloader

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Freeloader

freeloader popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for freeloader

noun freeloader

sponge — any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
barnacle — Barnacles are small shellfish that fix themselves tightly to rocks and the bottoms of boats.
moocher — to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.
leech — Margaret, 1893–1974, U.S. historian, novelist, and biographer.
parasite — an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.

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