2 informal a boring or unenterprising person:you’re just a deadhead
chiefly North American a passenger or member of an audience with a free ticket.
3a sunken or partially submerged log:most boating accidents begin small, as a disabled engine or a collision with a deadhead
4 (Deadhead) informal a fan of the rock group the Grateful Dead.
verb
1 [with object] remove dead flower heads from (a plant):deadhead and spray rose bushes
2 [no object]North American informal (of a commercial driver) complete a trip in a train or other vehicle with no passengers or cargo:they deadhead back to Denver on eastbound trains
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Definition of deadhead in the US English dictionary
