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тунея́дец — meaning in English

tuneyadets

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English meaning

  • deadbeat noun A person who avoids responsibility, especially someone who fails to pay debts or support their family.
  • freeloader noun A person who takes advantage of others' generosity without contributing or paying their fair share.
  • idler noun A person who does nothing and avoids activity.
  • parasite noun An organism that lives on or in another species and benefits at that host's expense.
  • sponge noun A simple sea creature with a soft, porous skeleton, or the absorbent material made from it (or a synthetic equivalent) used for washing.

Senses

тунея́дец is used for these senses in English:

  • deadbeat (pejorative) A lazy or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support.
  • freeloader (colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.
  • parasite (pejorative) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back. [from 16th c.]
  • sponge (slang) A person who takes advantage of the generosity of others (abstractly imagined to absorb or soak up the money or efforts of others like a sponge).
  • welfare parasite (derogatory) A person who is seen as living off the welfare of others.

deadbeat — full definition

  1. noun A person who avoids responsibility, especially someone who fails to pay debts or support their family.
  2. adj Failing to meet financial or family obligations.
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