FREELOAD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Live off somebody's generosity

Example:

This young man refuses to work and is freeloading

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "freeload" is one way to...):

bum; cadge; grub; mooch; sponge (ask for and get free; be a parasite)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

freeloader (someone who takes advantage of the generosity of others)