The phrase "as a deadbeat" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is perceived as lazy or irresponsible, particularly in the context of not fulfilling financial obligations.
Example: "He was often seen as a deadbeat, relying on others to support him without contributing anything in return."
Alternatives: "as a freeloader" or "as a slacker".
Presumably, he also didn't need being repeatedly cast as a deadbeat in the tabloids.
Today he would be referred to as a deadbeat, his face on a subway wall.
Calvin Cooksey has allegedly accused Simmons' website Global Grind of inaccurately describing him as a deadbeat dad.
TAURASI, ITALY — While some Europeans see Greece as a deadbeat debtor, the Greeks have actually been generous donors when it comes to wine.
Re "A Cash-Starved Peace in Kosovo" (editorial, March 7): Your portrayal of the European Union as a deadbeat donor to the struggling Kosovo administration is unfair.
Soon after, he was mentioned by Senator Herb Kohl, Democrat of Wisconsin, as a deadbeat debtor who had shielded assets from creditors.
Still, this, also from Mr. Vogel, looks harder to explain: Hillary Rodham Clinton's cash-strapped presidential campaign has been putting off paying hundreds of bills for months — freeing up cash for critical media buys but also earning the campaign a reputation as something of a deadbeat in some small-business circles.
The Politico reports that the Clinton campaign, however, "has been putting off paying hundreds of bills for months — freeing up cash for critical media buys but also earning the campaign a reputation as something of a deadbeat in some small-business circles".
The film's primary antagonist, he refers to the Dude dismissively as "a bum" and a "deadbeat" in the perspective of referencing the hippie lifestyle, and is obsessed with "achievement".
The origins of the mess arise from Argentina's status as a sometime deadbeat debtor.
"There's so much data out there about each of us if you know what you're doing, you can automate that process and come up with a quick snapshot of someone, that might label this person as a bankrupt deadbeat who shouldn't get a loan".
