free-loader

A form of freeloader — One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.

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Meanings

nounfree-loader (plural free-loaders)

plural free-loaders

  1. alternativeAlternative form of freeloader.

    Software lost a healthy dose of utility to me when I was asked to pay for technical support (the hey-day of WordPerfect tech support is a fond and distant memory). I'm not a free-loader; I just can't afford the service.

    2010 May 24, James Fallows, “What "Monetization" Means to People Without Money”, in The Atlantic
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “free-loader,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free-loader.

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