Deadhead

noun

A fan of the rock band The Grateful Dead.

1. A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend.
2. 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.
3. Anyone traveling for free.
4. A train or truck moved between cities with no passengers or freight, in order to make it available for service.
5. A person staying at a lodging, such as a hotel or boarding house, without paying rent; freeloader.
6. A stupid or boring person; dullard.
7. A tree or tree branch fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable body of water, partially submerged or rising nearly the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk; snag.
8. Driftwood.
9. A zombie.

1. To admit to a performance without charge.
2. To travel as a deadhead, or non-paying passenger.
3. To drive an empty vehicle.
4. To send (a person or message) for free.
5. To remove spent or dead blossoms from a plant.

   If you deadhead your roses regularly, they will bloom all season.