1. a person who neglects or fails to care for someone or something
Usage: often used in legal or social contexts to describe someone who fails in a duty of care

Examples

• The court found the landlord to be a neglector of basic maintenance responsibilities.
• A neglector of their health will eventually face serious medical consequences.
• Child protective services investigated the parents as potential neglectors.
• He was labeled a neglector of his duties after failing to show up for weeks.
• The neglector of the garden allowed weeds to overtake the entire yard.