1. fans of the rock band the Grateful Dead
Usage: informal
2. passengers traveling free on transportation
Usage: informal
3. spent flowers or flower heads
Usage: gardening

1. to remove spent flowers from a plant
Usage: gardening

Examples

• The deadheads followed the band from city to city on tour.
• Many deadheads still gather to celebrate Jerry Garcia’s birthday.
• The airline allows employees to fly as deadheads when seats are available.
• Remove the deadheads from your roses to encourage new blooms.
• She deadheads her petunias every morning to keep them flowering.
• The gardener deadheads the marigolds weekly during summer.
• Deadheads on the train don’t pay for their tickets.