Definition of FREELOADER

freeloader

Meanings

Plural: freeloaders

Noun

  • someone who takes advantage of the generosity of others
  • One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.
  • A person who takes expired unsold merchandise from the back of supermarket premises.

Origin / Etymology

From free + load + -er, originally US 1930s.

Synonyms

bloodsucker, bummer, free rider, freeloader, gadfly, leech, mooch, moocher, parasite, scrounge, scrounger, scunge, smell-feast, sponge, sponger, sucker, trencher mate

Scrabble Score: 14

freeloader is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
freeloader is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
freeloader is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

freeloader is a valid Words With Friends word