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Meaning:

Noun:

  • An employee of a transportation company, especially a pilot, traveling as a passenger for logistical reasons, for example to return home or travel to their next assignment.
  • Anyone traveling for free.
  • A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend
  • A person staying at a lodging, such as a hotel or boarding house, without paying rent; freeloader.
  • A stupid or boring person; dullard
  • A train or truck moved between cities with no passengers or freight, in order to make it available for service
  • slang A fan of the rock band the Grateful Dead.
  • slang A fan of the rock band, the Grateful Dead.
  • slang Driftwood.

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Verb:

  • transitive|intransitive To drive an empty vehicle.
  • intransitive To travel as a deadhead, or non-paying passenger.
  • transitive To remove spent or dead blossoms from a plant.
  • transitive To send (a person or message) for free.

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