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“defaulter” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

defaulter
One who lets judgement go by default, qui ad diem non venit; qui vadimonium deserit: qui se non sistit.
Pecuniary defaulter, peculator (who peculates, Cic.): qui pecuniam publicam avertit: qui peculatum facit or fecit. To be brought to trial as a defaulter, peculatus accusari: to be a convicted defaulter, damnari peculatus: damnari pecuniae publicae.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for defaulter?
The usual Latin words for “defaulter” are pecūlātor, faciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.