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Definition of deadbeat noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deadbeat

noun
 
/ˈdedbiːt/
 
/ˈdedbiːt/
(informal)
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  1. (especially North American English) a lazy person; a person who does not want to work or achieve anythingTopics Personal qualitiesc2
  2. (North American English) a person or company that tries to avoid paying their debtsTopics Personal qualitiesc2
  3. (also deadbeat dad)
    (North American English) a father who does not live with his children and does not pay their mother any money to take care of themTopics Personal qualitiesc2
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