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語源

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

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈfɹiːləʊdə(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈfɹiloʊdɚ/

名詞

freeloader (plural freeloaders)

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

   Synonyms: free rider, moocher; see also Thesaurus:scrounger

2. (UK, New Zealand, Canada) A person who takes expired unsold merchandise from the back of supermarket premises.

派生語

• freeloader fly
• freeload (verb)

参考

• bludger

Further reading

• “freeloader n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present.
• Eric Partridge (2005), “freeloader”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 1 (A–I), London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 798.

アナグラム

• foreleader