Meaning of free rider | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One who gets a free ride on a ship, or similar; one who rides on a means of transportation gratis.
2. Someone who obtains goods or services legally without paying.
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3. One who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly.
4. A worker at an open shop who is able to enjoy the benefits negotiated by a union without being a member of the union.

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Examples

“The store failed because all of the manager's friends were free riders who drove paying customers away.”

“A lighthouse is the classic example of a public good because it is difficult to prevent a ship (a free rider) from using it.”

“Trump also promises to attack the sources abroad that he blames for the country’s malaise: economic interdependence, transnational criminals, traditional allies he sees as free riders on America’s long-running global beneficence.”

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