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freeloader

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free·load  (frld)
intr.v. free·load·ed, free·load·ing, free·loads Slang
To take advantage of the charity, generosity, or hospitality of others.
freeloader n.
freeloader [ˈfriːˌləʊdə]
n
Slang a person who habitually depends on the charity of others for food, shelter, etc.
freeloading  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.freeloader - someone who takes advantage of the generosity of others
borrower - someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent
Translations
freeloader [ˈfriːləʊdəʳ] N → gorrón/ona m/f
freeloader [ˈfriːləʊdər] n (pejorative) → parasite m
freeloader [ˈfriːˌləʊdəʳ] n (pej) → scroccone/a
freeloader [ˈfriːˌləʊdəʳ] n (pej) → scroccone/a


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My character is a freeloader who says things off the top of his head that he shouldn't say at all," he said.
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For instance, a glaring omission here is the debate over welfare reform, one of the biggest battles in recent memory, which scapegoated poor, black single mothers as lazy freeloaders foregoing marriage for a handout.
The Boundaries of Her Body: The Troubling History of Women's Rights ... by Ards, Angela / Black Issues Book Review
The marijuana smoking clown bit was a laugh riot, and it was chock full of other shit (scares, a "Garbage Pall Kids" essay, pinball, cheesecake/bondage, a fight photo sequence [and the long hair gets hit so hard his shoe flies off], and some drag photos), but with all the stuff about unemployment, food stamps, how to make a Molotov cocktail, and the protest photos and art, we can see these people are just plain lazy, angry freeloaders.
Anti-lectual #1 by Thrasher
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