Defaulter

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. one who fails to fulfill an obligation or perform a task, especially a legal or financial one.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who makes default; one who fails to appear in court when court when called.
  • n. One who fails to perform a duty; a delinquent; particularly, one who fails to account for public money intrusted to his care; a peculator; a defalcator.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who makes default; one who fails to fulfil an obligation or a duty of any kind; especially, one who fails to appear in court when required, or to pay a debt when due, or to make proper returns of funds intrusted to his care.
  • n. In the British service, a soldier accused of a military offense.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a contestant who forfeits a match
  • n. someone who fails to make a required appearance in court
  • n. someone who fails to meet a financial obligation
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    contestant    absentee   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Gibraltar    Psalter    Walter    altar    alter    balter    falter    halter    malter    psalter   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    extortionist    peculator    adulterer    ferris    womanizer    swearer    kidnapper    horse-thief    reviler    lecher