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DEADBEAT
defaulter, deadbeat
(noun) someone who fails to meet a financial obligation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
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Noun
deadbeat (plural deadbeats)
(pejorative) A lazy and/or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support.
A person who defaults on debts.
Synonyms
• (lazy person): see idler
• (person who defaults on debts): shirker, welcher
Adjective
deadbeat (not comparable)
(of an instrument) having a damped needle that stops without oscillation
defaulting on one's debts
defeated or exhausted
(pejorative) lazy or irresponsible
dead tired
Source: Wiktionary
Dead"beat`, a. (Physics)
Definition: Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; -- said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or index moves to the extent of its deflection and stops with little or no further oscillation. Deadbeat escapement. See under Escapement.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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