defaulter

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That’s nearly 2½ years older than the profile of a student-loan defaulter before the pandemic, according to Federal Reserve Bank of New York research.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Five years after becoming Africa's first Covid-era debt defaulter, Zambia is seeing a dramatic turnaround in fortunes as major powers vie for access to its vast reserves of copper.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

It’s my understanding that the defaulter put down $2,000 and my friend cosigned for him to borrow the rest.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 29, 2025

S&P downgraded Evergrande on Friday to "selective default" after the firm missed a debt payment deadline earlier this month, putting the developer at risk of becoming the country's biggest defaulter.

From Reuters • Dec. 20, 2021

Defalcā′tion, a diminution: a misappropriation of funds entrusted to one; Def′alcātor, a defaulter.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various