freeloader
nounUK /ˈfɹiːləʊdə(ɹ)/ · US /ˈfɹiloʊdɚ/
Etymology From free + load + -er, originally US 1930s.
1
Colloquial One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.
2
Canada, New Zealand, UK A person who takes expired unsold merchandise from the back of supermarket premises.
- Derived terms
- freeloader fly, freeload
- Related terms
- bludger