English Explanatory Dictionary

free rider

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who gets a free ride on a ship, or similar; one who rides on a means of transportation gratis.
  2. Someone who obtains goods or services legally without paying.
  3. One who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly.
  4. A worker at an open shop who is able to enjoy the benefits negotiated by a union without being a member of the union.

Word forms

free rider free riders

Synonyms

stowaway freeloader bloodsucker bludger bummer free rider gadfly leech mooch moocher parasite scrounge scrounger scunge smell-feast sponge sponger sucker trencher mate

Related words

free ride let George do it public good tragedy of the commons

Derived words

free-rider problem
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on F Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary