Definitions for "deadbeat"
a loafer, sponger, or swindler; especially, one who does not pay his debts. Same as Beat, n., 7.
Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; -- said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or index moves to the extent of its deflection and stops with little or no further oscillation.
See: SPONGER.
someone who fails to meet a financial obligation
Banking jargon for someone who usually pays his or her balance in full every month. Surprisingly, 68 per cent of Canadians do pay their balances in full, according to a bankers’ poll. The rest are what the banks call “revolvers.” They’re people who pay only part of their balance.
Keywords:  bother, doesn't, payer, say, non
MP] A borrower who doesn't pay.
A non-payer who doesn't bother to say why.