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204 Freeload

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204 Freeload

(PW) get things that other pay for

When my friend moved into my apartment, stayed for a year and never contributed any money, I knew he was a freeloader.

 

(MW) Function: intransitive verb  Date: circa 1934

to impose upon another's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility involved : sponge — free·load·er noun

(urban)

A freeloader is someone who exploits chances to get free stuff whenever possible.

 

(wiki)

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

An individual who gets merchandise from the back of supermarket premises that are past-their sell-by-date (Canada, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Scotland)

Synonyms  free rider

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