deadbeat
noun /ˈdedbiːt/
/ˈdedbiːt/
(informal)- (especially North American English) a lazy person; a person with no job and no money, who is not part of normal societyTopics Personal qualitiesc2
- (North American English) a person or company that tries to avoid paying their debtsTopics Personal qualitiesc2
- (also deadbeat dad)(North American English) a father who does not live with his children and does not pay their mother any money to take care of themTopics Personal qualitiesc2