Meanings
verbfreeload (third-person singular simple present freeloads, present participle freeloading, simple past and past participle freeloaded)
present singular third person freeloads · participle present freeloading · participle past freeloaded · past freeloaded
- derogatoryintransitiveTo exploit the generosity of others without giving anything in return.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Back-formation from freeloader.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan gorrejar, viure de gorra
- gorrejarto live off the generosity of others
- viure de gorrato live off the generosity of others
Dutch klaplopen, inlikken
- klaplopento live off the generosity of others
- inlikkento live off the generosity of others
German schmarotzen, schnorren
- schmarotzento live off the generosity of others
- schnorrento live off the generosity of others
- trittbrettfahrento live off the generosity of others
Italian scroccare
- scroccareto live off the generosity of others
Latin parasītor
- parasītorto live off the generosity of others
Māori kaimātai
- kaimātaito live off the generosity of others
Polish pasożytować
- pasożytowaćto live off the generosity of others
Spanish comer la sopa boba, chupar del bote
- comer la sopa bobato live off the generosity of others
- chupar del boteto live off the generosity of others
- gorrearto live off the generosity of others
- gorronearto live off the generosity of others
- garronearto live off the generosity of others
- sablearto live off the generosity of others
Swedish åka snålskjuts
- åka snålskjutsto live off the generosity of others
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
freeload. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freeload
MLA
“freeload.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freeload. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freeload,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freeload.
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