deadbeat Synonyms & Antonyms
What Is Another Word for Deadbeat?
Other words for deadbeat include shirker and welcher.
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Deadbeat as a Noun
A lazy or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support.
A person who defaults on debts.
A customer who pays their credit card or loan balance in full and on time each month, thereby incurring no interest charges. (Compare revolver, who carries a balance and pays interest.)
Deadbeat as an Adjective
Having a damped needle that stops without oscillation.
Defaulting on one's debts.
Defeated or exhausted.
Lazy or irresponsible.
Dead tired.
(of an instrument) having a damped needle that stops without oscillation
Word Forms & Grammar
deadbeat (plural deadbeats)
deadbeat (not comparable)
Words That Rhyme With Deadbeat
Origin of Deadbeat
From dead + beat. As an adjective, of a person, to be exhausted, first use appears c. the 1820s. During the American Civil War, it also became a derogatory adjective, in the sense of "a person that defaults on their debts or avoids responsibilities" and "sponger", "vagabond". This sense dates from c. 1863. Possibly related to good for nothing.
Deadbeat in Brief
| Part of speech | noun, adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɛdbiːt/ |
| Meaning | A lazy or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise… |
| Synonyms | shirker and welcher |
| Plural | deadbeats |