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resquilleur — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • freeloader noun A person who takes advantage of others' generosity without contributing or paying their fair share.
  • gatecrasher noun A person who enters some event without a ticket or invitation, either by stealth or by deception.
  • sneak verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.

Senses

resquilleur is used for these senses in English:

  • fare dodger A person who deliberately avoids payment for public transport.
  • freeloader (colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.
  • gatecrasher (slang) A person who enters some event without a ticket or invitation, either by stealth or by deception.
  • queue-jumper One who jumps the queue.
  • sneak A cheat; a con artist.

gatecrasher — full definition

  1. noun A person who enters some event without a ticket or invitation, either by stealth or by deception.
  2. noun The groom or one of his groomsmen when partaking in the gatecrashing ritual of a traditional Chinese wedding.

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