free rider (English, noun)
expansion: free rider (plural free riders)
Senses:
glosses: One who gets a free ride on a ship, or similar; one who rides on a means of transportation gratis.
glosses: Someone who obtains goods or services legally without paying.
tags: broadly
topics: economics
sciences
glosses: One who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly.
qualifier: industrial relations
glosses: A worker at an open shop who is able to enjoy the benefits negotiated by a union without being a member of the union.
Forms:
form: free riders
tags: plural