freeloader
freeloader · freeloaders
губка
губка, мочалка, банник
Schwamm
One who does not contribute or pay appropriatelyOne who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.
UK/ˈfɹiːləʊdə(ɹ)/US/ˈfɹiloʊdɚ/
» Tom is nothing but a freeloader.
CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(colloquial)One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.
Schmarotzer, Trittbrettfahrer, Schnorrer
нахле́бникnaxlébnik, нахле́бницаnaxlébnica, халя́вщикxaljávščik
(Canada, New Zealand, UK)A person who takes expired unsold merchandise from the back of supermarket premises.
someone who takes advantage of the generosity of others
Examples
5 sentencesTranslations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
one who does not contribute or pay appropriately:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one who does not contribute or pay appropriately:
Origin
From free + load + -er, originally US 1930s.From free + load + -er, originally US 1930s.
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plural: freeloadersSynonyms
17 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedbludger
Derivedfreeloader fly