fare dodgers
Unpaying transit riders
Fare dodgers are people who use public transportation without paying—jumping turnstiles, slipping through gates, or simply riding without a ticket.
The term is most common in British English: Fare dodgers cost the transit system millions annually.
The practice is also called fare evasion.
- swindlerPerson who deceives for money
- freeloadingExploiting others' generosity
- bunkingSleeping somewhere temporarily
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- nonpaymentFailure to settle debts
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