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defaulter

[dih-fawl-ter] / dɪˈfɔl tər /


NOUN
delinquent
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Zambia had the dubious distinction of being Africa’s first pandemic-era sovereign defaulter when he assumed office in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 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

It's a serial defaulter and its sovereign bonds are again trading at "distressed" levels, or a deep discount to their face value.

From Reuters ● Nov. 17, 2022

He is equally a defaulter if he breaks his glass in setting it down, or overturns it, except, in the last case, he can set it up again before his antagonist is ready.

From The Student-Life of Germany by William Howitt


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