fare evaders
Transit system cheats
Fare evaders are people who use public transportation without paying—jumping turnstiles, sneaking through gates, or simply not buying tickets.
The term appears in transit policy discussions and enforcement debates: The agency installed new barriers to deter fare evaders.
Also called fare dodgers or fare jumpers.
- ticketlessHaving no entry permit
- free ridersThose gaining without giving
- stowawaySecret unpaid traveler
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- transitMovement between places
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