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/di fawl"teuhr/, n.1. a person who defaults or fails to fulfill an obligation, esp. a legal or financial one.2. Brit. a soldier convicted by court-martial.[1660-70; DEFAULT + -ER1]
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defaulter — de‧fault‧er [dɪˈfɔːltə ǁ ˈfɒːltər] noun [countable] FINANCE BANKING someone who fails to do something that it is their duty to do, especially someone who fails to pay money that they owe: • The number of mortgage defaulters is rising in Britain.… … Financial and business terms
Defaulter — De*fault er, n. 1. One who makes default; one who fails to appear in court when court when called. [1913 Webster] 2. One who fails to perform a duty; a delinquent; particularly, one who fails to account for public money intrusted to his care; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
defaulter — index convict, fugitive, thief Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
defaulter — ► NOUN 1) a person who defaults. 2) chiefly Brit. a member of the armed forces guilty of a military offence … English terms dictionary
defaulter — [[t]dɪfɔ͟ːltə(r)[/t]] defaulters N COUNT A defaulter is someone who does not do something that they are legally supposed to do, such as make a payment at a particular time, or appear in a court of law … English dictionary
defaulter — noun see default II … New Collegiate Dictionary
defaulter — noun one who fails to fulfill an obligation or perform a task, especially a legal or financial one … Wiktionary
defaulter — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. delinquent, derelict, defalcator, insolvent; see debtor , delinquent … English dictionary for students
defaulter — de fault·er || tÉ™ n. person who does not deliver (money, goods, etc.) on time … English contemporary dictionary
defaulter — noun a person who defaults. ↘chiefly Brit. a member of the armed forces guilty of a military offence … English new terms dictionary
