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defaulter

[dih-fawl-ter] / dɪˈfɔl tər /


NOUN
delinquent
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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

She, Joan Darcy, in whom pride was the dominant trait, pride of race, of intellect, of character—she was the wife of a defaulter, a common thief!

From Why Joan? by Eleanor Mercein Kelly


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