Meaning & use
freeloader
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A person who habitually takes advantage of others' generosity without giving anything in return.
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He was tired of being seen as a freeloader after crashing on his cousin's couch for months without paying rent.
The group chat joked that their friend was a freeloader who never once bought a round of drinks.
A note on using this word
An informal, mildly disapproving term used in everyday speech rather than formal writing.
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