freeloading

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free·load

 (frē′lōd′)
intr.v. free·load·ed, free·load·ing, free·loads Slang
To take advantage of the charity, generosity, or hospitality of others.
free′load′er n.
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freeloading

adjective
Slang. Of or characteristic of a parasite:
bloodsucking, parasitic, parasitical.
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