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FREEWHEELER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does freewheeler mean?
• FREEWHEELER (noun)
The noun FREEWHEELER has 1 sense:
1. someone acting freely or even irresponsibly
Familiarity information: FREEWHEELER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone acting freely or even irresponsibly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
free agent; free spirit; freewheeler
Hypernyms ("freewheeler" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "freewheeler"):
free-liver (someone who gratifies physical appetites (especially for food and drink) with more than the usual freedom)
Derivation:
freewheel (live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely)
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