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27 wrz 2024 · freeloader (plural freeloaders) (colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share. (UK, New Zealand, Canada) A person who takes expired unsold merchandise from the back of supermarket premises.
The term freeloader is an informal word for someone who takes advantage of generous people, who expects to get things from them for nothing. Your cousin who comes to stay at your house for weeks without chipping in for rent or groceries — or even thanking you — is a freeloader.
noun. Word origin. [1950–55, Amer; back formation from freeloader (free + load + -er1)] This word is first recorded in the period 1950–55. Other words that entered English at around the same time include: Common Market, bleep, conflict of interest, speech recognition, wiretap.
freeloader. noun. /ˈfriːləʊdə (r)/. /ˈfriːləʊdər/. (informal, disapproving) a person who often accepts free food and accommodation from other people without giving them anything in exchange. Take your things and go: I’ve had enough of freeloaders.
a person who uses money, food, a room in a house, etc. given by other people, but who gives nothing to them in exchange. (Definition of freeloader from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
The word " freeloader " dates from around 1940, combining the words free (in the sense of "without cost") and load, (meaning "put a burden or load on"). There is no specific explanation except that some words become compound words over time, often due to frequent usage.
The meaning of FREELOAD is to impose upon another's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility involved : sponge. How to use freeload in a sentence.
