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free rider

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of free rider

a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return

claimed that welfare recipients were a bunch of free riders with little or nothing to offer society

Synonyms of free rider

bloodsucker, freeloader, hanger-on, leech, moocher, parasite, sponge, sponger

Words Related to free rider

deadbeat, idler

flunky (also flunkey), henchman, lackey, satellite, stooge, sycophant, toady, yes-man

cheapskate, miser, niggard, piker, scrooge, skinflint, tightwad

Near Antonyms of free rider

benefactor, philanthropist, supporter

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