English Dictionary

free rider

名詞

Someone who obtains goods or services legally without paying. / (economics) One who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly.

日本語の意味

支払いなしで商品やサービスの恩恵を受ける人 / 公共財の恩恵を受けながら、直接料金を支払わない人

A free rider benefited from the public radio station's programs without ever donating to support them.

公共ラジオの番組の恩恵を受けながら、一度も寄付をしないただ乗りの人がいた。

意味（1）

Someone who obtains goods or services legally without paying.

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

意味（2）

(economics) One who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly.

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

意味（3）

(industrial relations) A worker at an open shop who is able to enjoy the benefits negotiated by a union without being a member of the union.

free riders （ plural ）