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

Word History and Origins

Origin of defaulter¹

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

Example Sentences

"How can the worst serial defaulter in the emerging markets asset class continue to receive preferential treatment compared to other EM nations with macroeconomic troubles?" said Walter Stoeppelwerth, chief strategist at financial firm Gletir SA.

From Reuters

"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

It's a serial defaulter and its sovereign bonds are again trading at "distressed" levels, or a deep discount to their face value.

From Reuters

Related Words

• deadbeat
• debtor