Plural form; multiple people who act or live without restraint, structure, or commitment, preferring improvisation and freedom.
Simple plural of freewheeler, formed by adding '-s'. The term became more common in mid-20th-century American English to describe bohemians, musicians, and counterculture figures.
During the 1960s counterculture, being a 'freewheeler' was aspirational—it meant rejecting 'the establishment' and choosing spontaneity over planning, though critics pointed out that constant improvisation can create chaos rather than freedom.
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