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defaulter

[ dih-fawl-ter ]

/ dɪˈfɔl tər /

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noun

a person who defaults or fails to fulfill an obligation, especially a legal or financial one.

British. a soldier convicted by court-martial.

Origin of defaulter

First recorded in 1660–70; default + -er¹

Words nearby defaulter

defamatory, defame, defamiliarization, defang, default, defaulter, defcon, defeasance, defease, defeasible, defeat

Example sentences from the Web for defaulter

Do the children of the defaulter and drunkard and debauchee suffer because of the sins of their father, or do they not?

The Whence and the Whither of Man |John Mason Tyler
If certain things be not done the defaulter goes, and his place is filled by another.

From Sea to Sea |Rudyard Kipling
My brother is a defaulter in the —— Bank, of which he was president.

Jessie Carlton |Francis Forrester
Senator Lane denounced him as a defaulter to the government in the house-building project.

The American Indian as Participant in the Civil War |Annie Heloise Abel

A man in my position can't stand being declared a defaulter.

The Woman's Way |Charles Garvice

British Dictionary definitions for defaulter

defaulter

/ (dɪˈfɔːltə) /

noun

a person who defaults

mainly British a person, esp a soldier, who has broken the disciplinary code of his service