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wastrel

[ wey-struhl ]

noun

  1. a wasteful person; spendthrift:

    The wastrel had squandered his inheritance, and then came to her, looking for a handout.

  2. Chiefly British.
    1. refuse; waste.
    2. a waif; abandoned child.
    3. an idler or good-for-nothing.


wastrel

/ ˈweɪstrəl /

noun

  1. a wasteful person; spendthrift; prodigal
  2. an idler or vagabond
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wastrel1

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

From BBC

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