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.

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Origin of defaulter

First recorded in 1660–70; default + -er¹

Words nearby defaulter

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

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How to use defaulter in a sentence

The King is attended by a numerous band of courtiers and attendants, all of whom seem moving forward to arrest the defaulter.
The Fortunes of Nigel|Sir Walter Scott
For who could tell the name of a defaulter at the station, but Mrs. Darcy?
My New Curate|P.A. Sheehan
There could be no other answer, he said, and he could give none for Putney to carry back to the defaulter's daughters.
The Quality of Mercy|W. D. Howells
I don't understand you, Matt, saying your father's part is more odious than a self-confessed defaulter's.
The Quality of Mercy|W. D. Howells

Anyway, the American defaulter who goes to Canada never makes any effort to grow up with the country.
The Quality of Mercy|W. D. Howells

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

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