Hypertext Webster Gateway: "defaulter"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Defaulter \De*fault"er\, n.
1. One who makes default; one who fails to appear in court
when court when called.

2. One who fails to perform a duty; a delinquent;
particularly, one who fails to account for public money
intrusted to his care; a peculator; a defalcator.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

defaulter
n 1: someone who fails to make a required appearance in court
2: someone who fails to meet a financial obligation [syn: {deadbeat}]
3: a contestant who forfeits a match


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