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wast·rel  (wstrl)

n.

1. One who wastes, especially one who wastes money; a profligate.

2. An idler or a loafer.

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[wast(e) + -rel (as in scoundrel).]

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wastrel [ˈweɪstrəl]

n

1. a wasteful person; spendthrift; prodigal

2. an idler or vagabond

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wastrel - Pronounced WAYS-trul, it is either a wasteful or worthless person, derived from the verb "waste," from Latin vastus, "desert, waste."

See also related terms for waste.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

wastrel - someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently waster prodigal, squanderer, profligate - a recklessly extravagant consumer

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wastrel

noun (Literary)

1. layabout, loser, shirker, good-for-nothing, piker (Austral. & N.Z. slang), drone, loafer, waster, skiver (Brit. slang), idler, ne'er-do-well, malingerer, saddo (Brit. slang), bludger (Austral. & N.Z. informal) Her husband is a workshy, good-for-nothing wastrel.

2. spendthrift, squanderer, prodigal, profligate a wastrel who squandered his entire fortune

Translations

wastrel (o.f.) [ˈweɪstrəl] N → gandul mf, derrochador(a) m/f

wastrel [ˈweɪstrəl] n (literary) → panier m percé

wastrel

n (liter) → Prasser m (liter)

wastrel [ˈweɪstr/əl] n (layabout) → perdigiorno m/f; (spendthrift) → spendaccione/a, sprecone/a