freeloading

free·load

F f

Transcription

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

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

Definitions of freeloading word

verb without object freeloading to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc. 1
verb with object freeloading to get by freeloading: He freeloaded several meals a week. 1
noun freeloading Present participle of freeload. 1

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Origin of freeloading

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 Freeloading

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Freeloading

freeloading 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.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for freeloading

adj freeloading

bumming — a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
leeching — any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
sponging — 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.
bloodsucking — any animal that sucks blood, especially a leech.
parasitical — of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.

adjective freeloading

parasitic — of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.

All 6 Synonyms of freeloading