noun
- a person who has allowed something (such as a membership, insurance policy, or religious faith) to expire or end through neglect or abandonment
Examples
- The insurance company sent a notice to each lapser offering reinstatement.
- As a lapser from the church, he no longer attended services regularly.
- The gym identified several lapsers whose memberships had expired.
- She was considered a lapser after failing to renew her professional license.
- The organization reached out to lapsers to encourage them to rejoin.