defaulter

de·fault  (d-fôlt)

n.

1. Failure to perform a task or fulfill an obligation, especially failure to meet a financial obligation: in default on a loan.

2. Law Failure to make a required court appearance.

3. The failure of one or more competitors or teams to participate in a contest: won the championship by default.

4.

a. Computer Science A particular setting or value for a variable that is assigned automatically by an operating system and remains in effect unless canceled or overridden by the operator: changed the default for the font in the word processing program.

b. A situation or condition that obtains in the absence of active intervention.

v. de·fault·ed, de·fault·ing, de·faults

v.intr.

1.

a. To fail to do what is required.

b. To fail to pay money when it is due.

2. Law

a. To fail to appear in court when summoned.

b. To lose a case by not appearing.

3. To fail to take part in or complete a scheduled contest.

v.tr.

1. To fail to perform or pay.

2. Law To lose (a case) by failing to appear in court.

3. To fail to take part in or complete (a contest, for example).

Idiom:

in default of

Through the failure, absence, or lack of.

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[Middle English defaute, from Old French, from past participle of defaillir, to fail, grow weak : de-, intensive pref.; see de- + faillir; see fail.]

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de·faulter n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	defaulter - someone who fails to make a required appearance in court absentee - one that is absent or not in residence
	2.	defaulter - someone who fails to meet a financial obligation deadbeat deadbeat dad - a father who willfully defaults on his obligation to provide financial support for his offspring debitor, debtor - a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
	3.	defaulter - a contestant who forfeits a match contestant - a person who participates in competitions

Translations

defaulter [dɪˈfɔːltəʳ] n (in debt) → moroso/a

defaulter [dɪˈfɔːltəʳ] n (on debt) → débiteur défaillant

defaulter [dɪˈfɔːltəʳ] default n → säumiger Zahler m, säumige Zahlerin f

defaulter [dɪˈfɔːltəʳ] n (on debt) → inadempiente m/f