fare evader
Unpaying transit rider
A fare evader is someone who uses public transit without paying—jumping turnstiles, slipping through emergency exits, or riding without a valid ticket.
The term appears in transit authority announcements and policy discussions: Fare evaders cost the system millions annually.
The practice is also called fare evasion or fare dodging.
Having no entry permit
- nonpaymentFailure to settle debts
- bunkingSleeping somewhere temporarily
- gate-crashingUnauthorized event attendance
- sneakingMoving to avoid detection
bypass · loophole · scot-free · tailgating · piggybacking · ducking · jumping · vaulting
Habitual legal violator
- violatorOne who breaks rules
- offenderOne who breaks rules
- cheaterOne who acts dishonestly
- delinquentFailing in duty
lawbreaker · trespasser · culprit · wrongdoer · fraudster · defrauder · criminal · miscreant
ticketless
Having no entry permit
- nonpaymentFailure to settle debts
- bunkingSleeping somewhere temporarily
- gate-crashingUnauthorized event attendance
sneaking · bypass · loophole · scot-free · tailgating · piggybacking · ducking · jumping · vaulting · dodging
scofflaw
Habitual legal violator
delinquent · lawbreaker · trespasser · culprit · wrongdoer · fraudster · defrauder · criminal · miscreant
turnstile
Rotating single-passage barrier
conductor · enforcement · subway · bus · metro · tram · platform · barrier · gate · commuter
undetected
Not discovered yet
furtive · covert · incognito · timing · distraction · crowding · rush-hour · tailgate · shadow
- freeloadersfreeloader, mooch, moocher, sponge, sponger
- transit offendersturnstile jumper, trespasser, ticket scalper, train robber
- lawbreakersthief, robber, burglar, vandal, smuggler
- delinquentsjuvenile delinquent, juvenile offender, young offender, youth offender, delinquent
fare evaderfare inspector
Verifies transit payment
ticket inspector · transit cop · ticket collector · conductor · gate attendant
fare, evader, fares, fared, faring, wayfarer, wayfarers, seafarer, seafarers