Definition of "freeloaders" []

• Plural form of freeloader. (noun)

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• "The ferry was half empty, included 22 canadians 22 mexicans and about 170 gringos, including a large contingent of freeloaders from the port authority and the governor of Merida."
• "Formerly named by Republicans "free riders," T.R. Reid called those who opportunistically game insurance "freeloaders" - the purposely uninsured whose health care costs are inevitably picked up by taxpayers."
• "What Mr. Geoghegan fails to mention is that these so-called freeloaders are actually "forced-loaders," having had their individual power to bargain over terms and conditions of employment extinguished and given over to union leaders."