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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaproveitador
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-pro-ve-i-ta-dor
"Ele é um aproveitador que sempre se beneficia dos outros."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who takes advantage of others' generosity without giving anything in return.
"He was known as a freeloader, always eating at friends' houses without ever inviting them over." - 2
Someone who relies on others for support or resources without contributing.
"The group decided to stop inviting her, as she had become a freeloader in their outings."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'freeloader' combines 'free' and 'loader', where 'free' originates from Old English 'freo', meaning 'not in bondage' or 'free of cost', and 'loader' is derived from the verb 'to load'. The term evolved in the 20th century to describe someone who takes advantage of others' generosity without reciprocating.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Freeloader" is said worldwide
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profiteur
Transliteration: pro-fi-teur
"Il est connu comme un profiteur, profitant des autres sans rien donner en retour."
Schmarotzer
Transliteration: shmar-ot-zer
"Er ist ein Schmarotzer, der immer von anderen lebt."
parassita
Transliteration: pa-ras-si-ta
"È un parassita che si approfitta della generosità degli altri."
aprovechado
Transliteration: a-pro-ve-cha-do
"Él es un aprovechado que nunca paga su parte."
aproveitador
Transliteration: a-pro-ve-i-ta-dor
"Ele é um aproveitador que sempre se beneficia dos outros."
लुटेरा
Transliteration: lu-te-ra
"वह एक लुटेरा है जो हमेशा दूसरों की उदारता का फायदा उठाता है।"
搭便车的人
Transliteration: dā biàn chē de rén
"他是一个搭便车的人，总是依赖别人的慷慨。"
공짜로 얻는 사람
Transliteration: gong-jja-ro eod-neun sa-ram
"그는 항상 친구들에게 공짜로 얻는 사람입니다."
ただ乗りする人
Transliteration: tada nori suru hito
"彼はいつも友達からただ乗りする人です。"
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