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   Wast·rel

   /ˈwāstrəl/

   

   noun

   • 1. a wasteful or good-for-nothing person: literary "I have no intention of seeing my dues gambled away by your wastrel of a son" Similar spendthriftprodigalprofligatesquandererinformal:big spenderidlerloafergood-for-nothingdronene'er-do-welldo-nothinglayaboutslobloungershirkersluggardsluglaggardslugabedinformal:wasterloserslackerlazybonesskiver
   • 2. a waif; a neglected child. archaic

   Word Origin late 16th century (denoting a strip of waste land): from the verb waste + -rel.

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   A wastrel is someone who tends to waste things, careless with anything from money to time, and everything else, too. You can tell wastrels by behavior like running the water while brushing their teeth or spending every dime they have on ice cream and luxurious sweaters.

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   WASTREL meaning: 1. a person who does nothing positive with their life, making no use of their abilities or the…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWASTREL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · noun. 1. a person who wastes; esp., a spendthrift. 2. good-for-nothing. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin. dim. of waster. Word Frequency. wastrel in American English. (ˈweistrəl) noun.

5. www.oed.com › dictionary › wastrel_nwastrel, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word wastrel. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishwastrel noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of wastrel noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Wastrel definition: a wasteful person; spendthrift. See examples of WASTREL used in a sentence.

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   Wastrel definition: One who wastes, especially one who wastes money; a profligate.