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wastrel
[ wey-struhl ]
noun
- a wasteful person; spendthrift:
The wastrel had squandered his inheritance, and then came to her, looking for a handout.
- Chiefly British.
- refuse; waste.
- a waif; abandoned child.
- an idler or good-for-nothing.
wastrel
/ ˈweɪstrəl /
noun
- a wasteful person; spendthrift; prodigal
- an idler or vagabond
Example Sentences
The story of three young suburban wastrels looking for a way out of the American capitalist wasteland struck me as a luxury we can’t really afford at this hinge moment in history.
“Let’s get rid of this wastrel. He’s not worth the effort.”
As Kaplan points out — and as Jefferson knew — Virginia’s agrarian population had its share of “loafers, wastrels, alcoholics, gamblers, sexual adventurers, and abusive husbands.”
But he wants to shake the dust from the name of Getty: to show that the majority are not drug-addled wastrels but productive citizens.
Don’t let me down you whiny woke wastrels!
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