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deadhead

About 0.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend.
  2. noun An employee of a transport company, especially a pilot or flight attendant, traveling as a passenger for logistical reasons, for example to return home or travel to the next assignment.
  3. noun Anyone traveling for free, without paying the expected fare.
  4. noun A train or truck moved between cities with no passengers or freight, in order to make it available for service.
  5. noun A person staying at a lodging, such as a hotel or boarding house, without paying rent; freeloader.
  6. noun A stupid or boring person; dullard.
  7. noun A tree or tree branch fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable body of water, partially submerged or rising nearly the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk; snag.
  8. noun Driftwood.

Similar words

groundling stage-door johnny come-on headbanger underhead freeloader airhead depphead asshead ligger

Often followed by

to the regularly spent and community them time after

Word family

Deadhead Deadheads deadheaded deadheading deadheads

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