单词	freeloaders
释义	freeload verb free·​load ˈfrē-ˌlōd  freeloaded; freeloading; freeloads intransitive verb : to impose upon another's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility involved : sponge freeloader noun Synonyms mooch sponge See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences after college, he freeloaded off his parents for several years before finally moving out Recent Examples on the Web Adult children who are basically capable should not be freeloading off their parents, depleting their retirement accounts. John Rosemond, ajc, 10 Apr. 2020 Whatever leftover food the fat innkeeper doesn't eat gets gobbled up by other bottom-dwellers such as crab, shrimp, and clams, which take up residence inside these burrows to freeload off of the worm. Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 13 Dec. 2019 Are your only career options workaholic or freeloading bohemian? Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2019 If the government mandates that Alphabet break up, the company’s many freeloading children would have to take care of themselves. Adam Seessel, Fortune, 26 July 2019 The benefits of a breakup The crux of it is that Google’s core search business is so profitable that the rest of Alphabet’s many subsidiaries are freeloading off it. Adam Seessel, Fortune, 26 July 2019 And foreign governments are freeloading off of our investments in innovation. Robert Pear, New York Times, 10 May 2018 When the accident victim turns out to have the couple’s address in his pocket and a shady connection to Lindsey’s freeloading younger sister, Hannah (Perla Haney-Jardine), a scary situation turns terrifying. Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2018 Alexander Pirozzi willingly left when his girlfriend kicked him out of her Sebastian apartment for freeloading. David J. Neal, miamiherald, 14 Jan. 2018 See More Word History First Known Use 1940, in the meaning defined above freeloaders noun plural of freeloader as in parasites a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return a freeloader who apparently intends to live off of his long-suffering parents forever Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance parasites moochers spongers leeches dependents sponges henchmen free riders deadbeats bloodsuckers hangers-on misers idlers sycophants cheapskates toadies lackeys satellites skinflints tightwads scrooges flunkeys pikers stooges flunkies niggards yes-men Antonyms & Near Antonyms supporters benefactors philanthropists
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