defaulter
91lame duck — 1761, any disabled person or thing; especially Stock Exchange slang for defaulter. A lame duck is a man who cannot pay his differences, and is said to waddle off. [Thomas Love Peacock, Gryll Grange, 1861] Sometimes also in naval use for an old,… …
92knocker — n British 1. a borrower of money, debtor, defaulter. The word is used to refer to personal debtors, those reneging on hire purchase agreements or, by prisoners in particular, to those who welch on a bet a sense in which the word was used in… …
93carpet — 1. to reprimand Unlike the workshop or servants quarters, the master s room had a floor covering on which the defaulter had to stand: Do I carpet the head of the risk department or what? (McCrum, 1991) Beware the French sur le tapis …
94debt of honour — unpaid money lost at gambling Under English law gambling debts are not recoverable, but a defaulter would lose his good name, especially if the wager was with a social equal …
95hammer — 1. to declare a defaulter London Stock Exchange jargon, from the hammering to gain silence in which to make the announcement on the once noisy and crowded trading floor. 2. a philanderer The common male violent imagery: I used to… …
96hammer — noun 1》 a tool consisting of a heavy metal head mounted at the end of a handle, used for breaking things and driving in nails. ↘an auctioneer s mallet, tapped to indicate a sale. 2》 a part of a mechanism that hits another, e.g. one exploding… …
97thief — n. 1. Pilferer, petty robber, filcher. 2. Swindler, peculator, embezzler, defrauder, sharper, defaulter. 3. Pickpocket, cutpurse, pick purse. 4. Burglar, house breaker, cracksman (cant). 5. Footpad, highwayman …
98default — 1 noun 1 by default if you win a game, competition etc by default, you win it because your opponent did not play or because there were no other competitors 2 (U) formal failure to do something that you are supposed to do according to the law or… …
99default — 1) Failure to do something that is required by law, especially failure to comply with the rules of legal procedure. 2) Failure to comply with the terms of a contract. A seller defaults by failing to supply the right quality goods at the time… …
100embezzler — n peculator, Law. defalcator, thief, robber; swindler, highbinder, fleecer, trickster, bilker, sharper, Inf. hawk; confidence man, con artist, flimflam artist; defaulter, Sl. welsher; racketeer, criminal, lawbreaker …
