LingakuFrequency rank: 36,082. – 36,518.
- free-loader; hanger-on; parasitesee also 居候
- house guestorig. meaning
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- free-loader; hanger-on; parasite
- house guest
This meaning refers to someone who takes advantage of others' hospitality or resources without contributing anything in return. It often has a negative connotation.
He has been staying at his friend's house for a long time, like a free-loader.
This meaning indicates a person who is invited to stay at someone's home for a period of time. It can have a positive connotation and implies hospitality.
Generated collocations (experimental)
しょっかく食客になるto become a freeloaderしょっかく食客をまねく招くto invite a house guestしょっかく食客としてのせいかつ生活life as a hanger-onしょっかく食客がおおい多いmany freeloadersぶれい無礼なしょっかく食客rude house guestしょっかく食客のあつかい扱いtreatment of a freeloaderしょっかく食客をおいだす追い出すto kick out a parasiteしたしい親しいしょっかく食客close house guestしょっかく食客のふうしゅう風習custom of having house guestsしょっかく食客としていすわる居座るto hang on as a freeloader
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