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freeloader

English

Etymology

free +? load +? -er

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f?i?l??d?(?)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?f?ilo?d?/

Noun

freeloader (plural freeloaders)

  1. 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. (Britain, New Zealand, Canada) An individual who takes expired unsold merchandise from the back of supermarket premises.

Translations

See also

  • bludger

Anagrams

  • foreleader

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bludger

English

Etymology

Corruption of bludgeoner.

Pronunciation

Noun

bludger (plural bludgers)

  1. (Australia, slang) A pimp, a man living off the earnings of a harlot. [From 1856.]
    • 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, Chapter VII, p. 106, [1]
      Oscar pondered for a while, then said, "Oh, but halfcastes don't seem to be any good at all. All the men here are loafers and bludgers, the women practically all whores."
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory) A person who avoids working, or doing their share of work, a loafer, a hanger-on, one who does not pull their weight. [From 1919.]
  3. A ball used in the sports of Quidditch and Muggle Quidditch.

Derived terms

  • dole bludger

Related terms

  • bludge

See also

  • freeloader
  • free rider

References

Anagrams

  • Ludbreg, burgled

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