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| freeloader (ˈfriːˌləʊdə) |
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| slang a person who habitually depends on the charity of others for food, shelter, etc |
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| 'freeloading |
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Word Origin & History
freeloader1930s; from
free +
load. Related: Freeloading.
Slang Dictionary
freeload definition
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to live off someone else; to eat and drink at someone else's expense; to live off someone else. : Don't come around here and expect to freeload.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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freeloader definition
- n.
someone who eats and drinks at someone else's expense; a parasitic person. : Ken is sort of a freeloader, but he's a lot of fun anyway.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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