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freeload

[ free-lohd, -lohd ]

verb (used without object)

, Informal.
  1. to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc.

verb (used with object)

  1. to get by freeloading:

    He freeloaded several meals a week.

freeload

/ ˈfriːˌləʊd /

verb

  1. slang.
    intr to act as a freeloader; sponge

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Other Words From

  • freeloader noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of freeload1

1950–55, Americanism; back formation from freeloader ( free + load + -er 1 )

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Example Sentences

Hordes of relatives and political favor seekers were in mortal peril if they arrived to freeload after dark.

He found himself breathing heavily, despite the freeload conditions.

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