wastrel

[ wey-struhl ]
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noun
  1. a wasteful person; spendthrift: The wastrel had squandered his inheritance, and then came to her, looking for a handout.

  2. Chiefly British.

    • refuse; waste.

    • a waif; abandoned child.

    • an idler or good-for-nothing.

Origin of wastrel

1
First recorded in 1580–90; waste + -rel

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British Dictionary definitions for wastrel

wastrel

/ (ˈweɪstrəl) /


noun
  1. a wasteful person; spendthrift; prodigal

  2. an idler or vagabond

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