1. People who adopt a lifestyle of minimizing participation in the conventional economy by salvaging discarded food and goods, often for ethical or environmental reasons.
Usage: plural form; informal; often used in discussions of activism, sustainability, or alternative lifestyles

Examples

• Freegans often collect edible food from restaurant dumpsters to reduce waste.
• The freegans in the community organized a workshop on sustainable living practices.
• Some freegans view their lifestyle as a form of protest against consumer culture.
• Freegans can find perfectly good furniture and clothing discarded on city streets.
• The documentary followed a group of freegans as they navigated urban foraging.