Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty., One who fails or neglects to perform his duty; an offender or transgressor; one who commits a fault or a crime; a culprit.
He is a delinquent.
That's good.
what are the different types of delinquent
The boy was a juvenile delinquent. The girl was nothing but a delinquent.
Mom was a very big delinquent when she was in high school.
Daria the delinquent frequently got into trouble!
I would never want to be a delinquent.
Delinquent Habits was created in 1991.
Denim delinquent ended in 1976.
Denim delinquent was created in 1971.
Delinquent Daughters was created in 1944.
A sentence with the word delinquent might be, "The child is turning out to be a juvenile delinquent." Another example might be, "The courts have deemed this person to be delinquent in paying their fines."