fare-beater

[ fair-bee-ter ]

noun

1. a person who illegally avoids paying a fare, as by entering a public bus through the exit door.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fare-beater¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

But Mr. Skoro was no mere hapless fare-beater.

From New York Times

Here were roughly 1,400 emergency alarms that rarely signaled an emergency, the alerts more likely to be set off by a rolling stroller than a renegade fare-beater.

From New York Times

Across the system on Wednesday, though, it seemed clear that another breed, the common fare-beater, still lurked.

From New York Times

After paying the summons, a fare-beater would save at least $62.

From Time