Names or nicknames for a person who doesn’t pay his bills:
| DEADBEAT | 574 |
| CHISELER | 82 |
| CHEAPSKATE | 63 |
| WELSHER | 57 |
| CHEAT | 54 |
| NR | 38 |
| BUM | 35 |
| POOR CREDIT | 35 |
| CROOK | 33 |
| CHEATER | 28 |
| BAD RISK | 25 |
| POOR RISK | 23 |
| PIKER | 19 |
| BEAT | 18 |
| SHYSTER | 17 |
| GYP | 15 |
| NO-GOOD | 13 |
| SWINDLER | 12 |
| DISHONEST | 10 |
| FREELOADER | 10 |
| SLOW-PAY | 9 |
| SPONGER | 9 |
| MOOCHER | 8 |
| SKINFLINT | 7 |
| BAD PAY | 6 |
| DELINQUENT | 6 |
| CHEAP | 5 |
| POOR PAY | 5 |
| BAD CREDIT | 4 |
| BEATER | 4 |
| N.G. | 4 |
| POOR CREDIT RISK | 4 |
| TIGHTWAD | 4 |
| BAD PAYER | 3 |
| BAD PAYMASTER | 3 |
| CREDIT RISK | 3 |
| FLY-BY-NIGHT | 3 |
| FOUR-FLUSHER | 3 |
| FRAUD | 3 |
| NE’ER-DO-WELL | 3 |
| POOR PAYMASTER | 3 |
| SCOUNDREL | 3 |
| SKUNK | 3 |
| SLACKER | 3 |
| THIEF | 3 |
| BAD CREDIT RISK | 2 |
| CON MAN | 2 |
| CREDIT’S NO GOOD | 2 |
| DAMN CROOK | 2 |
| DAMN DEADBEAT | 2 |
| DEADHEAD | 2 |
| DEBTOR | 2 |
| DEFAULTER | 2 |
| DODGER | 2 |
| NOT A GOOD RISK | 2 |
| NOT GOOD FOR HIS DEBTS | 2 |
| PHONY | 2 |
| RASCAL | 2 |
| RAT | 2 |
| S.O.B. | 2 |
| SCALAWAG | 2 |
| SHARK | 2 |
| SHARPER | 2 |
| SLICKER | 2 |
| SPONGE | 2 |
| STIFF | 2 |
| UNTRUSTWORTHY | 2 |
| BACKSLIDER | 1 |
| BAD ACCOUNT | 1 |
| BAD CREDITOR | 1 |
| BAD DEBTER | 1 |
| BAD EGG | 1 |
| BAD ONE | 1 |
| BANKRUPT | 1 |
| BASTARD | 1 |
| BILL-JUMP | 1 |
| BINK | 1 |
| BOGUS | 1 |
| CAT COPPED OUT | 1 |
| CHEAP GUY | 1 |
| CHEAT AND A SWINDLE | 1 |
| CHINCHY | 1 |
| CONFIDENCE MAN | 1 |
| DEAD BEAT | 1 |
| DEBT DODGER | 1 |
| DECEIVER | 1 |
| DERELICT | 1 |
| DIRTY DOG | 1 |
| DISHONEST MAN | 1 |
| DRONE | 1 |
| DUD | 1 |
| FAKE | 1 |
| FLOOR FLUSHER | 1 |
| FREE RIDER | 1 |
| GAMBLE | 1 |
| GOLD DIGGER | 1 |
| GOLDBRICK | 1 |
| GOLDBRICKER | 1 |
| GOOD FOR NOTHING | 1 |
| GRAB | 1 |
| GRABBER | 1 |
| GYP ARTIST | 1 |
| GYPPER | 1 |
| HARD PAYMASTER | 1 |
| HARD UP | 1 |
| HARD-PAY | 1 |
| HASN’T GOOD CREDIT | 1 |
| HE AIN’T NO GOOD | 1 |
| HE MUS’ AIN’T GONE PAY ME | 1 |
| HE WANTS TO BEAT HIS WAY | 1 |
| HE WON’T DO | 1 |
| HEEL | 1 |
| HE’LL BEAT YOU | 1 |
| HE’S BAD PAY | 1 |
| HE’S GOT NO CREDIT | 1 |
| HE’S NO GOOD | 1 |
| HE’S UNTRUSTWORTHY | 1 |
| HIS CREDIT’S NO GOOD | 1 |
| HUMBUG | 1 |
| JAKE | 1 |
| JEW | 1 |
| JUST WON’T PAY HIS BILLS | 1 |
| KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN | 1 |
| LIAR | 1 |
| LIVES BEYOND HIS MEANS | 1 |
| LOAFER | 1 |
| LOW-DOWN SKUNK | 1 |
| MOOCH | 1 |
| NICK GOUGER | 1 |
| NIGGER | 1 |
| NO-ACCOUNT | 1 |
| NO-GOOD GUY | 1 |
| NO-GOOD PAY | 1 |
| NO-GOOD S.B. | 1 |
| NOT HONEST | 1 |
| NOT VERY DEPENDABLE | 1 |
| ON THE BLACKLIST | 1 |
| PANHANDLER | 1 |
| PARASITE | 1 |
| PENNY PINCHER | 1 |
| POACHER | 1 |
| POOR PAYER | 1 |
| POOR SKATE | 1 |
| POOR-PAY | 1 |
| PUSHER | 1 |
| RENEGER | 1 |
| RIDER | 1 |
| RIFFRAFF | 1 |
| RISK | 1 |
| ROBBER | 1 |
| ROGUE | 1 |
| ROWDY | 1 |
| SCAB | 1 |
| SCROUNGER | 1 |
| SHORT SKATE | 1 |
| SKINNER | 1 |
| SKIP | 1 |
| SLICKSTER | 1 |
| SLIPPERY | 1 |
| SLOW ABOUT PAYING BILLS | 1 |
| SLOW TO PAY | 1 |
| SON-OF-A-BITCH | 1 |
| SORRY SON-OF-A-BITCH | 1 |
| SPENDTHRIFT | 1 |
| SQUELCHER | 1 |
| SUCKER | 1 |
| TOSTI | 1 |
| UNRELIABLE | 1 |
| WELSH | 1 |
| WON’T PAY HIS DEBTS | 1 |
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