Meaning Of The Word Deadbeat

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deadbeat
countable noun: If you refer to someone as a deadbeat, you are criticizing them because you think they are lazy and do not want to be part of ordinary society.

deadbeat in American English
making a beat without recoil
adjective: noting any of various escapements acting without recoil of the locking parts from the shock of contact
noun: a person who deliberately avoids paying debts

deadbeat in British English
noun: a lazy or socially undesirable person

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