defaulter n 1: someone who fails to make a required appearance in court 2: someone who fails to meet a financial obligation [syn: {defaulter}, {deadbeat}] 3: a contestant who forfeits a match
Defaulter \De*fault"er\, n. 1. One who makes default; one who fails to appear in court when court when called. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
DEFAULTER, com. law. One who is deficient in his accounts, or falls in making his accounts correct.