dead·beat 
/ˈdɛdˌbi:t/ noun
plural dead·beats /ˈdɛdˌbi:t/ noun [count] disapproving 1 : a lazy person : a person who does not work
▪ His friends are just a bunch of deadbeats. 2 chiefly US : a person who does not pay money that is owed
▪ He was accused of being a deadbeat. — often used before another noun ▪ a deadbeat dad [=a father who owes money to his former wife to help raise their children but does not pay it]
▪ His friends are just a bunch of deadbeats.
▪ He was accused of being a deadbeat. — often used before another noun ▪ a deadbeat dad [=a father who owes money to his former wife to help raise their children but does not pay it]
