This is the 4447th most frequent Portuguese word.
caloteiro
A "caloteiro" is a person who fails to pay debts or avoids financial obligations; a debtor or cheat.
Used to describe someone who defaults on payments regularly as a reputation in their community.
Ele é conhecido como um caloteiro na vizinhança.
He is known as a debtor in the neighborhood.
Used to caution someone about potential defaulting behavior of another individual in a trade context.
Ela ficou preocupada ao ouvir que o comprador pode ser um caloteiro.
She got worried upon hearing that the buyer might be a debtor.
Describes the transition from a reputation of non-payment to resolution and regaining trust.