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Definition of Freeloader
1. Noun. Someone who takes advantage of the generosity of others.
Definition of Freeloader
1. Noun. One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share. ¹
2. Noun. (UK NZ Canada Scotland) An individual who gets merchandise from the back of supermarket premises that is past its sell-by date. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Freeloader
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Freeloader
Literary usage of Freeloader
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Affordable Step Toward Universal Coverage: Report By The Minnesota Health by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"freeloader Penalty A sizeable group of the uninsured are persons who can afford
to purchase health coverage but choose not to do so. ..."
2. The Great Limbaugh Con: And Other Right-Wing Assaults on Common Sense by Charles M. Kelly (1994)
"Only one person in the exchange produced a product or service; the other is a
freeloader, a pure consumer of what other people created. ..."
3. Fatal Indifference: The G8, Africa and Global Health by Ronald Labonte (2004)
"... at roughly US$8 trillion, which, if subjected to a 'freeloader levy' of just
3.5 per cent, would generate US$280 billion annually (Gates, 2002: 21). ..."
4. Gently With the Tides: The Best of Living Aboard by Michael L. Frankel (1990)
"However, the most important common denominator is the need to avoid the image
and perception of a liveaboard as freeloader, squatter, or some other form of ..."
5. Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates: Proceedings of the First by Daniel T. Potts, Hasan Al Naboodah, Peter Hellyer (2003)
"Rats have been observed working in groups to problem solve and provide care for
the weaker members of their community. But this reviled freeloader owes its ..."
6. Paradise Regained: Prospects for a New Social Order in the Third Millenniumby Walter Prytulak by Walter Prytulak (2000)
"Some people spend hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets every week but they do
not resent that some freeloader will reap a benefit from it. ..."
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