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Synonyms of free rider

18 similar words

Another word for free rider is sucker. Other synonyms of free rider are scrounger and stowaway.

Synonyms and similar words for free rider

nounOne who gets a free ride on a ship, or similar; one who rides on a means of transportation gratis.

  • stowawayA person who hides on board a ship, train, etc. so as to get a free passage.

nounSomeone who obtains goods or services legally without paying.

  • freeloaderOne who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.
  • bloodsucker
  • bludger Australia, slangA person who avoids working, or doing their share of work, a loafer, a hanger-on, one who does not pull their weight.
  • gadfly slangA person who takes without giving back; a bloodsucker.
  • leech
  • moochOne who mooches; a moocher.
  • moocher
  • parasiteA person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back.
  • scrounge
  • scroungerOne who scrounges.
  • scunge slangA scrounger; one who habitually borrows.
  • spongeA person who takes advantage of the generosity of others (abstractly imagined to absorb or soak up the money or efforts...
  • sponger
  • suckerA parasite; a sponger.
  • bummer US, datedAn idle, worthless fellow, without any visible means of support; a dissipated sponger.
  • smell-feast archaicOne who is apt to find and frequent places where good food is available; especially one who comes uninvited to a meal...
  • trencher mate archaic

Meaning of free rider

  1. noun One who gets a free ride on a ship, or similar; one who rides on a means of transportation gratis.
  2. noun Someone who obtains goods or services legally without paying.
  3. noun One who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly.

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Questions about synonyms of free rider

What is another word for free rider?
Free rider has 18 synonyms on Word.ws, such as sucker, scrounger and stowaway.
What does free rider mean?
Free rider means one who gets a free ride on a ship, or similar; one who rides on a means of transportation gratis.

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