deadbeat

§EtymologyEdit

dead +‎ beat. See beat (“a cheat, a swindler”).

§PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛdbiːt/

§NounEdit

deadbeat (plural deadbeats)

1. a lazy person
2. a person who defaults on his debts

§TranslationsEdit

§AdjectiveEdit

deadbeat (comparative more deadbeat, superlative most deadbeat)

1. (of an instrument) having a damped needle that stops without oscillation
2. defaulting on one's debts
3. defeated or exhausted