freewheeler

[ free-hwee-ler, -wee- ]

noun

1. a vehicle that can freewheel.
2. a person who works or lives in an independent, often daring, way.
3. a person who is primarily concerned with having a good time.

Word History and Origins

Origin of freewheeler¹

freewheel + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Just a few hours into the opening round of this strange US Open it appeared a fortnight without fans might belong to freewheelers comfortable in an empty bar rather than those desperate for friends.

From The Guardian

A maitre'd of the globe as much as a chef, he built an empire out of his comportment, a charismatic freewheeler who'd cut his teeth in New York kitchens.

From Salon

Gold had been found just a few miles from town and every panhandler and freewheeler who had ever seen a newspaper headline was heading for Dawson, at the confluence of the Yukon and Klondike rivers.

From The Guardian

You have probably heard it yourself: the impression that millennials are financial freewheelers.

From New York Times