Definition
A person who fails to fulfill an obligation or meet a required deadline, especially in legal or financial matters.
Etymology
From Old French defalt (failure) + -ant (one who does). This legal term entered English through Norman French and has been used in courtrooms for centuries.
Kelly Says
In medieval legal documents, 'defaultant' appears constantly—judges were literally deciding cases about people who didn't show up or pay their debts. The term reveals how many fundamental legal processes exist specifically to handle people who don't do what they're supposed to do.
Translations
BNবাংলা
ঋণদাতা
ri-no-da-ta
CSČeština
nedoplatník
ne-do-pla-tnik
DADansk
fordrings skyldig
for-dring-s skyld-ig
DEDeutsch
Zahlungsunwilliger
tsah-lungs-un-vil-i-ger
ELΕλληνικά
μη πληρωτής
mi pli-ro-tis
ESEspañol
defaulter
deh-fal-ter
FAفارسی
بدهیکار
beh-di-ye-kar
FISuomi
maksuhäiriö
maksu-hai-rio
FRFrançais
défaillant
deh-fay-an
HAHA
ma'a-baki
ma-a-ba-ki
HEעברית
מעכב תשלום
me-ach-av tesh-lu-m
HIहिन्दी
कर्जदार
kard-dar
HUMagyar
tartozós
tar-to-zo-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
debitur
de-bi-tur
IGIG
onye na-akwụ
o-nye na-ak-wu
ITItaliano
morosante
mo-ro-san-te
JA日本語
債務不履行者
sai-mu-fu-ryo-kyo-sha
KMKM
អតិថិជន
a-ti-thi-jen
KO한국어
결제불이행자
gyeol-je-bul-i-hyeong-ja
MSBahasa Melayu
debitur
de-bi-tur
MYမြန်မာ
ငွေကျပ်မပေး
ngwe-kyat-ma-pe
NLNederlands
niet betalende
niet be-ta-len-de
NONorsk
fordrings skyldig
for-dring-s skyld-ig
PLPolski
osób zadłużony
o-so-b za-dlu-zo-ny
PTPortuguês
defaulter
deh-fal-ter
RORomână
debitor
de-bi-tor
RUРусский
неплательщик
ne-plat-el-shchik
SVSvenska
fordransskyld
for-dran-sskyld
SWKiswahili
mikopaji
mi-ko-pa-ji
TAதமிழ்
பணவசூல் செய்யாதவர்
pa-na-va-soo-l se-i-ya-a-tha-var
TEతెలుగు
కట్నం చెల్లించని వ్యక్తి
kat-na-m che-llan-chi-ni vyak-ti
THไทย
ผู้ไม่ชำระ
phoo mi cham-ra
UKУкраїнська
боржник
bor-zh-nik
VITiếng Việt
người nợ
nguoi no
YOYO
olú-dàgbà
o-loo-da-gba
ZUZU
umuntu omuhle
u-mu-ntu o-mu-hle