fare dodger
Unpaying transit passenger
A fare dodger is someone who travels on public transportation without paying the required fare.
The term is especially common in British English and typically refers to people who sneak onto buses, trains, or subways, or who use expired or invalid tickets.
Transit authorities installed new barriers to catch fare dodgers.
The practice itself is called fare dodging or fare evasion.
One exploiting others' generosity
- stowawaySecret unpaid traveler
- cheatAct dishonestly to win
- sneakMove with stealth
- gatecrasherUninvited event attendee
scofflaw · nonpayer · sponger · scrounger · defrauder · trespasser · cheater · bunker
Acceptable in quality
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- ticketEntry permit slip
- inspectorOfficial quality checker
- spot checkUnannounced partial inspection
barrier · turnstile · conductor · prosecution · citation · surcharge · ban · court summons
Illegally bypassing transit barriers
- bypassingAvoiding by going around
- sneakingMoving to avoid detection
- tailgatingFollowing another vehicle unsafely
- ghostingAbruptly ceasing all communication
One who travels regularly
- passengerTraveler, not operator
- busLarge passenger vehicle
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- metroUrban rail transit
subway · tram · platform · carriage · ticket barrier · validator · ticket machine · public transport
freeloader
One exploiting others' generosity
gatecrasher · scofflaw · nonpayer · sponger · scrounger · defrauder · trespasser · cheater · bunker · bilker
fine
Acceptable in quality
spot check · barrier · turnstile · conductor · prosecution · citation · surcharge · ban · court summons · plainclothes officer
turnstile jumping
Illegally bypassing transit barriers
- bypassingAvoiding by going around
- sneakingMoving to avoid detection
- tailgatingFollowing another vehicle unsafely
commuter
One who travels regularly
metro · subway · tram · platform · carriage · ticket barrier · validator · ticket machine · public transport · railway
- criminalsmurderer, thief, burglar, criminal, killer
- avoidersevader, shirker, avoider, skulker, escapee
- freeloadersfreeloader, mooch, moocher, sponge, sponger
- travelerspassenger, travelers, traveler, tourist, vacationers
- fugitivesfugitive, escapee, escaped convict, runaway, prison escapee
- delinquentsjuvenile delinquent, juvenile offender, young offender, youth offender, delinquent