caloteiro

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.

Após diversas tentativas de pagamento, ele finalmente parou de ser visto como um caloteiro.

After numerous payment attempts, he was finally no longer seen as a debtor.