DEADBEAT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Someone who fails to meet a financial obligation

Synonyms:

deadbeat; defaulter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("deadbeat" is a kind of...):

debitor; debtor (a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deadbeat"):

deadbeat dad (a father who willfully defaults on his obligation to provide financial support for his offspring)