9 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
noun someone who fails to make a required appearance in court
noun someone who fails to meet a financial obligation
noun a contestant who forfeits a match
originEtymology tree English default Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English defaulter From default + -er.
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