Definition of free rider:
°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."
°(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."
Definition of free rider:
°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."
°(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."