deadbeat
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deadbeats
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deadbeats
Britannica Dictionary definition of DEADBEAT
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disapproving
1
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a lazy person
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a person who does not work
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His friends are just a bunch of deadbeats.
2
chiefly US
:
a person who does not pay money that is owed
— often used before another noun
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He was accused of being a deadbeat.
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a deadbeat dad [=a father who owes money to his former wife to help raise their children but does not pay it]
