fare dodger
noun1
A person who deliberately avoids payment for public transport.
- Police officers and prosecutors were forced to spend sizeable proportions of their capacity on arresting and prosecuting faredodgers.1995, Changes in Society, Crime and Criminal Justice in Europe
- The fare-dodger and the gate-crasher do, after all, commit a trespass [...]2001, Andrew Tettenborn, Law of Restitution in England and Ireland:
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- Alan Pollock was hailed as a hero after millions on the internet watched a video of the ‘Big Man’ hauling an alleged fare dodger off a train.2011 December 22, “Big Man' who threw alleged fare dodger off train in hit internet video is CHARGED with assault”, in Daily Mail:
- The subject of dealing with fare dodgers seems to be ripe, particularly on crowded trains where the 'train manager-cum-ticket collector' can have difficulty getting through the carriages.2019 December 4, “Open Access”, in Rail, page 37:
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