defaulter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who fails to make a required appearance in court
  2. noun someone who fails to meet a financial obligation
    deadbeat.
  3. noun a contestant who forfeits a match

WordNet


De*fault"er noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913