Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for defaulter

defaulter

[ dih-fawl-ter ]

noun

  1. a person who defaults or fails to fulfill an obligation, especially a legal or financial one.
  2. British. a soldier convicted by court-martial.


defaulter

/ dɪˈfɔːltə /

noun

  1. a person who defaults
  2. a person, esp a soldier, who has broken the disciplinary code of his service
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of defaulter1

First recorded in 1660–70; default + -er 1
Discover More

Example Sentences

The King is attended by a numerous band of courtiers and attendants, all of whom seem moving forward to arrest the defaulter.

For who could tell the name of a defaulter at the station, but Mrs. Darcy?

There could be no other answer, he said, and he could give none for Putney to carry back to the defaulter's daughters.

I don't understand you, Matt, saying your father's part is more odious than a self-confessed defaulter's.

Anyway, the American defaulter who goes to Canada never makes any effort to grow up with the country.

Advertisement

Related Words

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


defaultDEFCON