defaulter
Americannoun
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a person who defaults or fails to fulfill an obligation, especially a legal or financial one.
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British. a soldier convicted by court-martial.
noun
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a person who defaults
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a person, esp a soldier, who has broken the disciplinary code of his service
Etymology
Origin of defaulter
Example Sentences
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Five years after becoming Africa's first Covid-era debt defaulter, Zambia is seeing a dramatic turnaround in fortunes as major powers vie for access to its vast reserves of copper.
From Barron's
It’s my understanding that the defaulter put down $2,000 and my friend cosigned for him to borrow the rest.
From MarketWatch
"Hopefully they are using the time they've bought themselves in recent days to work out a proper restructuring plan so we don't have the same extended uncertainty we had with earlier defaulters," he said.
From Reuters
Argentina - a serial defaulter which has long battled high inflation, currency weakness and indebtedness - struck a $57 billion deal with the IMF in 2018 to try and fix its economic woes.
From Reuters
At least 15 of the 90 defaulters accumulated debts for two consecutive years.
From Seattle Times
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