Meanings
noundefaulter (plural defaulters)
plural defaulters
- One who fails to fulfill an obligation or perform a task, especially a legal or financial one.
The entirely neglected garden seemed to convey a hint that the tenant might be contemplating a short occupation and a hasty flight. Nor did the exterior of the house do much to remove the unfortunate impression. Only a philosopher or an habitual defaulter would live in such a state.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
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Finnish laiminlyöjä
- laiminlyöjäTranslations
Irish faillitheoir, loiceach
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- mainnitheoirTranslations
Māori kaiwhakarere
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Polish osoba niedotrzymująca umowy
- osoba niedotrzymująca umowyTranslations
Spanish moroso, morosa
- morosoTranslations
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- deudor morosoTranslations
- prestatario morosoTranslations
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APA
defaulter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defaulter
MLA
“defaulter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defaulter. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defaulter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defaulter.
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