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    dead·beat
    [ˈdedˌbēt]
    noun
    informal
    derogatory
    deadbeat (noun) · deadbeats (plural noun) · dead-beat (noun) · dead-beats (plural noun)
    1. an idle, feckless, or disreputable person:
      "a nation of deadbeats who must work harder" · "a deadbeat actor whose world is turned upside down by the free-spirited Sam"
      • NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
        a person who tries to evade paying their debts:
        "threatening a deadbeat to get him to pay up" · "deadbeat borrowers"
    adjective
    deadbeat (adjective) · dead-beat (adjective)
    1. (of a clock escapement or other mechanism) without recoil.
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  1. mainly US informal uk / ˈded.biːt / us / ˈded.biːt / not willing to pay debts or accept responsibilities: The new law is aimed at deadbeat landlords who owe $22 million.
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    deadbeat / ˈdɛdˌbiːt / noun informal. a lazy or socially undesirable person a person who makes a habit of avoiding or evading his or her responsibilities or debts
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    deadbeat (ˈdɛdˌbiːt) n 1. (Sociology) informal a lazy or socially undesirable person 2. chiefly a. a person who makes a habit of avoiding or evading his or her responsibilities or debts b. (as modifier): a deadbeat dad.
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    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.
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