1. a person who avoids paying debts or fulfilling obligations
Usage: informal
2. a lazy person who avoids work or responsibility
Usage: informal

1. completely exhausted or worn out
Usage: informal

Examples

• The landlord complained about deadbeat tenants who never paid rent.
• He’s such a deadbeat – he owes money to half the people in town.
• Don’t lend money to that deadbeat; you’ll never see it again.
• She called her ex-husband a deadbeat for not paying child support.
• After working three jobs, I was completely deadbeat.
• The long hike left us all deadbeat by evening.