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UK
/fɹˈiːləʊdɐ/
]
[ US /ˈfɹiˌɫoʊdɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈfɹiˌɫoʊdɝ/ ]
NOUN
- someone who takes advantage of the generosity of others
How To Use freeloader In A Sentence
- They look like a bunch of freeloaders trying to take advantage of the whole situation.
- A freeloader is a person who takes advantage of others 'generosity without giving anything in return. Reddit.com: what's new online!
- They were consummate freeloaders, shamelessly begging food and hospitality.
- They will attend as many cocktail parties, skiing holidays and hunt meetings as it takes to convince us they're not a bunch of privileged freeloaders.
- Swatter asks, How do you separate the needy from the lazies and freeloaders? Sound Politics: Strangernomics
- From my low vantage point I noticed the back bumper of a bus we were behind had inverted nails fixed to it, presumably to keep freeloaders from hitching a ride.
- Unemployment insurance is a pre- paid vacation for freeloaders. Ronald Reagan
- I have been called a gigolo, a freeloader, unemployed, a sham, and many other things that don ` t bear repeating. CNN Transcript May 13, 2008
- Outraged at the prospect of his son turning out to be a 'freeloader', Marty called young Frank a 'quitter'. Sinatra The Man Behind the Myth
- Is a mother who receives a contribution towards a sterilisation unit for her baby's milk bottles a freeloader?