And by the way ... what's the difference in meaning of these two words?
2007-01-16 05:34:44 · 8 answers · asked by nico 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I prefer a single word a synonym.
2007-01-16 05:42:58 · update #1
A freeloader is one who expects a free ride - I have not hear the term free rider. It is listed as a noun under free ride, though, on dictionary.com. I can't think of an academic way to put it, either. Moocher is another word, but is also informal/slang usage. Mooch, sponge - I can only think of slang words for this!
I found it - cadger is the closest academic word for what you are looking for.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cadger
2007-01-16 05:44:50 · answer #1 · answered by Jeannie 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Synonym For Free
2016-10-06 07:57:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ride Synonym
2016-12-13 07:59:20 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Could you please tell me an academic synonym for freeloader or free rider?
And by the way ... what's the difference in meaning of these two words?
2015-08-10 08:03:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parasite
2007-01-16 05:45:23 · answer #5 · answered by terry t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I too have not heard "Free rider", although the word "free ride" is used sometimes.
Some synonyms:
bacteria, barnacle, beat, bloodsucker*, bootlicker*, brownie, brownnose, deadbeat*, dependent, flunky, freeloader*, fungus, gremlin, groupie*, hanger-on*, hose, idler, lackey, laze, leaner, leech, lounge lizard, scrounger, sideman, slave, sponge*, sponger, stooge*, sucker*, sycophant, taker*, yes-man
There's really no good non-slang term that I can see that precisely means "Freeloader."
2007-01-16 07:25:20 · answer #6 · answered by Gary B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wonderbread - The eight-hour loaf. Not a whole lot of difference
their both looking for something for free.
2007-01-16 05:42:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
a person with parasitic tendencies.
2007-01-16 05:38:59 · answer #8 · answered by buster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋