welsher

/ˈwɛlʃər/
noun
  1. A person who fails to pay a debt or fulfill a promise, especially a gambling debt.
    • The bookie called him a welsher after he disappeared without paying his bet.
    • She was labeled a welsher when she refused to pay back the money she borrowed.
    • No one wants to do business with a known welsher who never keeps his word.
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