defaultern.

Brit.

/dᵻˈfɔːltə/, U.S.

/dəˈfɔltər/,

/diˈfɔltər/,

/dəˈfɑltər/,

/diˈfɑltər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: default v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < default v. + -er suffix¹.

1. A person who fails in the performance of a duty or obligation, esp. one which is legally required; (in early use often) spec. a person who fails to appear when required. Later also more generally: a person at fault. Cf. default v. 3a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > undutifulness > undutiful person > [noun]

transfuge1548

defaulter?1592

transfuger1611

defector1615

infidel1655

turn-away1688

short-comer1865

defectant1874

derelict1888

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > [noun] > failure in duty > one who

defaulter?1592

defector1615

short-comer1865

derelict1888

?1592 J. Manwood Brefe Coll. Lawes Forest 86 Euery man must be readie to hold a Grey-hound, for the taking of wilde beastes in such places as they shall be appoynted: or else the defaulters to be amerced.

1667 A. Marvell Let. 15 Jan. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 52 On Friday the Defaulters upon the call of the House are to be calld ouer.

1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. x. 436 The defaulters being many, and the amercements by the Officers perhaps not sometimes over reasonable.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Default Judgment may be given against the Defaulter.

1793 R. Burke Charge delivered to Grand-jury Bristol 6 Apr. 2 The Names of the Defaulters have not been called over.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lvi. 508 Master Osborne, you came a little late this morning, and have been a defaulter in this respect more than once.

1863 Poor Law Mag. for Scotl. Oct. 58 A person is only a defaulter if he fails within six months after the birth of a child to have it vaccinated.

1916 A. Brazil Luckiest Girl in School viii. 63 It was rather fine to hear Percy preaching duty on a subject in which he was so plainly a defaulter.

1971 T. Murphy Whistle in Dark ii. 37 Enough said. You're always right, I'm always wrong, the defaulter.

2012 D. Park Light of Amsterdam i. 5 She had him on tap because he was the defaulter, the unfaithful one, and that residual guilt they both knew he felt meant he was always available for small acts of contrition.

2. A person who fails to account properly for money or other property over which he or she has administrative control, esp. through having misappropriated it. Now rare (chiefly historical).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] > embezzler or peculator

peculator1656

embezzler1667

defaulter1771

defalcator1805

grafter1896

grifter1915

1771 Polit. Reg. Sept. 118 In my last tete a tete with you, concerning the consequences of your being the grand defaulter of unaccounted millions, you talked of it as a very trifling affair.

1781 E. Pendleton Let. 3 Dec. in Lett. & Papers (1967) II. 381 They have a great defaulter..under examination who is accused of having pocketed £200,000, by shifting Certificates and taking to himself the depreciation on them.

1856 E. A. Bond Russia at Close of 16th Cent. Introd. 81 He was soon..denounced..as a defaulter in his accounts.

1887 Westm. Rev. June 298 The Receiver-General for Lower Canada became a defaulter to the extent of £96,000 of public money.

1914 Ohio Jrnl. Commerce 1 Apr. 137/1 A list of all discovered defaulters, showing the amounts claimed and the amounts collected, from the organization of this bureau to date, would be an astounding revelation.

1988 L. F. Gates After Rebellion xviii. 283 The same leniency had been shown to S.P. Jarvis, a defaulter to the extent of £600 of Indian Trust Funds.

3. A person who fails to meet financial commitments; a person, state, institution, etc., that does not or cannot repay money owed.Also with modifying word indicating the nature of the money owed, as mortgage defaulter, tax defaulter, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > [noun] > failure to meet obligations > one who

deficient1697

lame duck1761

defaulter1808

man of straw1823

waddler1831

shicer1896

skip1915

shyster1938

1808 Tradesman 1 Aug. 111 To stop the transfers of the share of every such defaulter, and to charge him with an interest of five per cent, per ann. for the monies so by him omitted to be paid, til payment thereof.

1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 28 June 9/2 Mr. H——. has been officially declared a defaulter upon the Stock Exchange.

1951 W. H. Auden Nones (1952) 28 Agents of the Fisc pursue Absconding tax-defaulters through The sewers of provincial towns.

1990 Observer 27 May 8/7 A rescue scheme to keep mortgage defaulters from ‘going on the parish’ will be launched during National Housing Week.

2015 W. R. Summerhill Inglorious Revol. viii. 227 Brazil had become decidedly debt intolerant, increasingly suffered from original financial sin, and was on the path to becoming a serial defaulter.

4. Military. A person convicted of a military offence or crime. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > type of soldier generally > [noun] > guilty of offence

defaulter1822

gravel-crusher1889

jankers1916

yardbird1941

1822 Proc. Court-martial Capt. Watkins 81 Colonel Erskine sent me to drill, that is, ordered me to attend the drill—a general drill for defaulters.

1844 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army 119 Confinement to the Defaulters' Room for any period not exceeding seven days..being drilled with the Defaulters during that time.

1853 J. H. Stocqueler Mil. Encycl. 81/2 Defaulters' Book, a regimental record of the crimes of the men.

1892 Daily News 25 Mar. 3/2 I attach a copy of Private O'Grady's defaulter-sheet.

1936 F. Richards Old-Soldier Sahib ii. 54 I was now a defaulter, or ‘on jankers’ as the troops called it.

2000 J. Phillips in J. Crawford Kia Kaha xx. 306 If they objected to the whole enterprise of killing people, then without excellent religious or moral credentials they would find themselves locked away in a labour camp for defaulters.

5. Medicine. A person who fails to complete a course of medical treatment.

ΚΠ

1923 Contemp. Rev. Jan. 348 It is evident that the better equipped and staffed the clinic is, the lower the percentage of defaulters.

1937 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 20 Nov. 1038/2 The rapid cessation of symptoms..might be a source of danger, lulling patients into a false sense of security and so increasing the number of defaulters.

1977 Ann. Internal Med. 86 479/2 Compliance studies indicate that all patients are potential defaulters.

2005 Communicable Dis. Control Emergencies 182 If there are high rates of treatment defaulters, there is a high risk of development of multi-drug resistant TB.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	defaulter
释义	defaultern. Brit. /dᵻˈfɔːltə/, U.S. /dəˈfɔltər/, /diˈfɔltər/, /dəˈfɑltər/, /diˈfɑltər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: default v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < default v. + -er suffix¹. 1. A person who fails in the performance of a duty or obligation, esp. one which is legally required; (in early use often) spec. a person who fails to appear when required. Later also more generally: a person at fault. Cf. default v. 3a. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > undutifulness > undutiful person > [noun] transfuge1548 defaulter?1592 transfuger1611 defector1615 infidel1655 turn-away1688 short-comer1865 defectant1874 derelict1888 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > [noun] > failure in duty > one who defaulter?1592 defector1615 short-comer1865 derelict1888 ?1592 J. Manwood Brefe Coll. Lawes Forest 86 Euery man must be readie to hold a Grey-hound, for the taking of wilde beastes in such places as they shall be appoynted: or else the defaulters to be amerced. 1667 A. Marvell Let. 15 Jan. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 52 On Friday the Defaulters upon the call of the House are to be calld ouer. 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. x. 436 The defaulters being many, and the amercements by the Officers perhaps not sometimes over reasonable. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Default Judgment may be given against the Defaulter. 1793 R. Burke Charge delivered to Grand-jury Bristol 6 Apr. 2 The Names of the Defaulters have not been called over. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lvi. 508 Master Osborne, you came a little late this morning, and have been a defaulter in this respect more than once. 1863 Poor Law Mag. for Scotl. Oct. 58 A person is only a defaulter if he fails within six months after the birth of a child to have it vaccinated. 1916 A. Brazil Luckiest Girl in School viii. 63 It was rather fine to hear Percy preaching duty on a subject in which he was so plainly a defaulter. 1971 T. Murphy Whistle in Dark ii. 37 Enough said. You're always right, I'm always wrong, the defaulter. 2012 D. Park Light of Amsterdam i. 5 She had him on tap because he was the defaulter, the unfaithful one, and that residual guilt they both knew he felt meant he was always available for small acts of contrition. 2. A person who fails to account properly for money or other property over which he or she has administrative control, esp. through having misappropriated it. Now rare (chiefly historical). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] > embezzler or peculator peculator1656 embezzler1667 defaulter1771 defalcator1805 grafter1896 grifter1915 1771 Polit. Reg. Sept. 118 In my last tete a tete with you, concerning the consequences of your being the grand defaulter of unaccounted millions, you talked of it as a very trifling affair. 1781 E. Pendleton Let. 3 Dec. in Lett. & Papers (1967) II. 381 They have a great defaulter..under examination who is accused of having pocketed £200,000, by shifting Certificates and taking to himself the depreciation on them. 1856 E. A. Bond Russia at Close of 16th Cent. Introd. 81 He was soon..denounced..as a defaulter in his accounts. 1887 Westm. Rev. June 298 The Receiver-General for Lower Canada became a defaulter to the extent of £96,000 of public money. 1914 Ohio Jrnl. Commerce 1 Apr. 137/1 A list of all discovered defaulters, showing the amounts claimed and the amounts collected, from the organization of this bureau to date, would be an astounding revelation. 1988 L. F. Gates After Rebellion xviii. 283 The same leniency had been shown to S.P. Jarvis, a defaulter to the extent of £600 of Indian Trust Funds. 3. A person who fails to meet financial commitments; a person, state, institution, etc., that does not or cannot repay money owed.Also with modifying word indicating the nature of the money owed, as mortgage defaulter, tax defaulter, etc. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > [noun] > failure to meet obligations > one who deficient1697 lame duck1761 defaulter1808 man of straw1823 waddler1831 shicer1896 skip1915 shyster1938 1808 Tradesman 1 Aug. 111 To stop the transfers of the share of every such defaulter, and to charge him with an interest of five per cent, per ann. for the monies so by him omitted to be paid, til payment thereof. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 28 June 9/2 Mr. H——. has been officially declared a defaulter upon the Stock Exchange. 1951 W. H. Auden Nones (1952) 28 Agents of the Fisc pursue Absconding tax-defaulters through The sewers of provincial towns. 1990 Observer 27 May 8/7 A rescue scheme to keep mortgage defaulters from ‘going on the parish’ will be launched during National Housing Week. 2015 W. R. Summerhill Inglorious Revol. viii. 227 Brazil had become decidedly debt intolerant, increasingly suffered from original financial sin, and was on the path to becoming a serial defaulter. 4. Military. A person convicted of a military offence or crime. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > type of soldier generally > [noun] > guilty of offence defaulter1822 gravel-crusher1889 jankers1916 yardbird1941 1822 Proc. Court-martial Capt. Watkins 81 Colonel Erskine sent me to drill, that is, ordered me to attend the drill—a general drill for defaulters. 1844 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army 119 Confinement to the Defaulters' Room for any period not exceeding seven days..being drilled with the Defaulters during that time. 1853 J. H. Stocqueler Mil. Encycl. 81/2 Defaulters' Book, a regimental record of the crimes of the men. 1892 Daily News 25 Mar. 3/2 I attach a copy of Private O'Grady's defaulter-sheet. 1936 F. Richards Old-Soldier Sahib ii. 54 I was now a defaulter, or ‘on jankers’ as the troops called it. 2000 J. Phillips in J. Crawford Kia Kaha xx. 306 If they objected to the whole enterprise of killing people, then without excellent religious or moral credentials they would find themselves locked away in a labour camp for defaulters. 5. Medicine. A person who fails to complete a course of medical treatment. ΚΠ 1923 Contemp. Rev. Jan. 348 It is evident that the better equipped and staffed the clinic is, the lower the percentage of defaulters. 1937 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 20 Nov. 1038/2 The rapid cessation of symptoms..might be a source of danger, lulling patients into a false sense of security and so increasing the number of defaulters. 1977 Ann. Internal Med. 86 479/2 Compliance studies indicate that all patients are potential defaulters. 2005 Communicable Dis. Control Emergencies 182 If there are high rates of treatment defaulters, there is a high risk of development of multi-drug resistant TB. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.?1592
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