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Defaulter

One who makes default; one who fails to appear in court when court when called.

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Absentee 76% connected

One who absents himself from his country, office, post, or duty; especially, a landholder who lives in another country or district than that where hi…

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Contestant 76% connected

One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one who claims that which has been awarded to another.

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Debitor 76% connected

A debtor.

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Debtor 76% connected

One who owes a debt; one who is indebted; -- correlative to creditor.

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Deadbeat 92% connected

Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; -- said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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