-tə(r) noun
( -s )
: one that makes or commits a default : delinquent: as
a. : one who fails to appear in court when summoned
b. : one who fails to account for money or property entrusted to his care : defalcator , embezzler
c. : one who fails to pay a debt
d. Britain : a soldier guilty of a military offense
e. Britain : a member of the stock exchange who has been publicly declared unable to meet his contracts