Usually means: Benefiting without contributing to costs.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word free rider:

General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. free rider: Merriam-Webster
  2. free-rider: Wordnik
  3. free rider: Wiktionary
  4. free rider: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. free-rider, free rider: Dictionary.com
  6. Free rider: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. free rider: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. MoneyGlossary.com (No longer online)
  2. Free-Rider: E-Commerce and Marketing Dictionary of Terms
  3. Free rider: bizterms.net
  4. Free Rider: FACS Journalist's Guide to Economic Terms
  5. Free rider: Financial dictionary
  6. Accounting, Business Studies and Economics Dictionary (No longer online)
  7. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. free rider: Idioms

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Game Theory Dictionary (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Free Rider: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See free_ride as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (free rider)

noun:  One who gets a free ride on a ship, or similar; one who rides on a means of transportation gratis.
noun:  (by extension) Someone who obtains goods or services legally without paying.
noun:  (economics) One who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly.
noun:  (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.

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