DEADBEAT

defaulter, deadbeat

(noun) someone who fails to meet a financial obligation

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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