deadbeat

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

deadbeat US [ˈded.biːt] mainly US informal noun countable [ deadbeats ]
1. a person who is not willing to work, does not behave in a responsible way and does not fit into ordinary society
• He's a real deadbeat who's never had a proper job.
• as form of address Come off it, deadbeat, you're never going to get anywhere.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Laziness and lazy people ↑Avoiding action
2. a person or company that is not willing to pay debts
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Poverty and poor ↑Borrowers and lenders
 
adjective before noun
not willing to pay debts
• The new law is aimed at deadbeat landlords who owe $22 million.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Poverty and poor ↑Borrowers and lenders