defaulter
UK/dɪˈfɒltə/
defaulter noun: one who fails to fulfill an obligation or perform a task, especially a legal or financial one.
Noun
defaulter (plural defaulters)
- One who fails to fulfill an obligation or perform a task, especially a legal or financial one.
- The entirely neglected garden seemed to convey a hint that the tenant might be contemplating a short occupation and a hasty flight. Nor did the exterior of the house do much to remove the unfortunate impression. Only a philosopher or an habitual defaulter would live in such a state.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
defaulter meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
defaulter in Tamil
- கடமை தவறியவர், தவணை தவறியவர், தவறிழைத்தவர், தவறுபவர், தவறியவர்
defaulter in Urdu
- باقی دار, غیرحاضر, نادہندہ, قصوروار
defaulter in Malayalam
- non-payer, debt-dodger, tax-dodger
- കുടിശ്ശികക്കാരൻ, കടം മേടിച്ചവൻ, കടക്കാരൻ, അടവു തെറ്റിക്കുന്നവൻ, കുറ്റിക്കാരൻ, വീഴ്ചവരുത്തുന്നവൻ
- wrongdoer, offender, felon
- തെറ്റുകാരൻ, അപരാധി, കുറ്റം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ, വീഴ്ച വരുത്തുന്നവൻ, കുറ്റക്കാരൻ, കുറ്റം ചെയ്തവൻ
defaulter in Kannada
- ಸುಸ್ತಿದಾರ, ತಪ್ಪಿತಸ್ಥ
Forms of defaulter
| plural | defaulters |
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Origin of defaulter
From default + -er.
Questions about defaulter
- What does defaulter mean?
- Defaulter means one who fails to fulfill an obligation or perform a task, especially a legal or financial one.
- What is defaulter in Tamil?
- Defaulter in Tamil is கடமை தவறியவர், தவணை தவறியவர், தவறிழைத்தவர். See Defaulter meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is defaulter?
- Defaulter is a noun.
- How do you pronounce defaulter?
- Defaulter is pronounced /dɪˈfɒltə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of defaulter?
- The plural of defaulter is defaulters.
Words near defaulter in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: defaulter (page history and authors); defaulter (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); defaulter (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); defaulter (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); defaulter (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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