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Definition of Deadhead

1. Noun. A nonenterprising person who is not paying his way. "The deadheads on the payroll should be eased out as fast as possible"

Definition of Deadhead

1. n. One who receives free tickets for theaters, public conveyances, etc.

Definition of Deadhead

1. Noun. (slang) A fan of the rock band The w:Grateful Dead Grateful Dead. ¹

2. Noun. A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend ¹

3. Noun. An employee of a transportation company, especially a pilot, traveling as a passenger for logistical reasons, for example to return home or travel to their next assignment. ¹

4. Noun. Anyone traveling for free. ¹

5. Noun. A train or truck moved between cities with no passengers or freight, in order to make it available for service ¹

6. Noun. A person staying at a lodging, such as a hotel or boarding house, without paying rent; freeloader. ¹

7. Noun. A stupid or boring person; dullard ¹

8. Noun. (slang) Driftwood. ¹

9. Noun. (slang) A fan of the rock band the Grateful Dead (usually Deadhead). ¹

10. Noun. (slang) A zombie. ¹

11. Verb. (intransitive) To travel as a deadhead, or non-paying passenger. ¹

12. Verb. (transitive intransitive) To drive an empty vehicle. ¹

13. Verb. (transitive) To send (a person or message) for free. ¹

14. Verb. (transitive) To remove spent or dead blossoms from a plant. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Deadhead

1. to travel without freight [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deadhead

Literary usage of Deadhead

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Heart of the Railroad Problem: The History of Railway Discrimination in by Frank Parsons (1906)
"The Deadhead Passenger Car. Along with the less-than-carload lots of deadheads travelling on trip passes or annual passes, or transportation with a rebate ..."

2. Decisions of the United States Railroad Labor Board with Addenda and by United States Railroad Labor Board (1921)
"This was not intended to apply to a case where it would be necessary to deadhead a fireman to his assignment and •would not permit using a deadhead payment ..."

3. Railway Mail Pay: Preliminary Report Submitted to the Joint Committee on by United States Congress, Jonathan Bourne (1913)
"... if any, in another column (additional), marked 'I inear feet of cars—deadhead space, and compute the car-foot mileage upon the deadhead space and enter ..."

4. Electric Railway Transportation by Henry William Blake, Walter Jackson (1917)
"The deadhead time between the time off the extra and the time he returns is only such time as intervenes before the departure of the first car. ..."

5. Electric Railway Transportation by Henry William Blake, Walter Jackson (1917)
"The deadhead time between the time off the extra and the time he returns is only such time as intervenes before the departure of the ..."

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