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deadhead

noun

a train or bus or taxi traveling empty

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
D
Ends with
D
Contains
EA
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈdɛdhɛd

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a train or bus or taxi traveling empty

noun

  1. a nonenterprising person who is not paying their way

    “the deadheads on the payroll should be eased out as fast as possible”

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Example Sentences

the deadheads on the payroll should be eased out as fast as possible
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