EGAVE

deadbeat

About 0.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A lazy or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support.
  2. noun A person who defaults on debts.
  3. noun A customer who pays their credit card or loan balance in full and on time each month, thereby incurring no interest charges. (Compare revolver, who carries a balance and pays interest.)
  4. adjective Having a damped needle that stops without oscillation.
  5. adjective Defaulting on one's debts.
  6. adjective Defeated or exhausted.
  7. adjective Lazy or irresponsible.
  8. adjective Dead tired.

Similar words

defaulter parasite treacherous shirker loser disgrace shameful disgraceful contemptible undignified

Often followed by

dads dad parents control and controller fathers response who

Word family

deadbeats

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