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Definition of deadbeat noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    deadbeat

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//ˈdɛdbit//
     
    (informal)
     
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  1. 1a lazy person; a person with no job and no money, who is not part of normal society
  2. 2a person or company that tries to avoid paying their debts
  3. 3(also deadbeat dad) a father who does not live with his children and does not pay their mother any money to take care of them
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