freeload

free·load

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [free-lohd, -lohd]
- /ˈfriˈloʊd, -ˌloʊd/
- /frˈiːləʊd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [free-lohd, -lohd]
- /ˈfriˈloʊd, -ˌloʊd/

Definitions of freeload word

verb without object freeload to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc. 1
verb with object freeload to get by freeloading: He freeloaded several meals a week. 1
noun freeload To live off the generosity or hospitality of others. 1
intransitive verb freeload live off other people 1
verb freeload to act as a freeloader; sponge 0

See all 5 definitions of freeload

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Origin of freeload

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

1950-55, Americanism; back formation from freeloader (free + load + -er1)

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Parts of speech for Freeload

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Freeload

freeload popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for freeload

verb freeload

chisel — A chisel is a tool that has a long metal blade with a sharp edge at the end. It is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone.
scrounge — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
sponge — any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
bum — Someone's bum is the part of their body which they sit on.
cadge — If someone cadges food, money, or help from you, they ask you for it and succeed in getting it.

All 8 Synonyms of freeload