Meaning of Deadbeat | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A lazy or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support.
   derogatory
2. A person who defaults on debts.

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Examples

“2016 Eric Andrew-Gee Why and how Ontarians change their names in the 21st century The Globe and Mail With a few exceptions, all those changes were published in the Ontario Gazette, a little-read compendium of government business that comes out every week. The province requires this by law, as do most Canadian jurisdictions, nominally to thwart fraudsters and deadbeats.”

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