英语词汇“wastrel”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in the sense of loafer

Definition

a person who avoids work

He's a bit of a loafer, who once worked in a bar but disliked being bossed around.

Synonyms

idler,

lounger,

bum (informal),

piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang),

drone (British),

shirker,

couch potato (slang),

time-waster,

layabout,

skiver (British, slang),

ne'er-do-well,

wastrel,

bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal),

lazybones (informal)

in the sense of ne'er-do-well

His father was a spendthrift, an alcoholic and a ne'er-do-well.

Synonyms

good-for-nothing,

loser,

piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang),

loafer,

black sheep,

layabout,

skiver (British, slang),

idler,

wastrel,

bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal)

in the sense of piker

Definition

shirker

He works so hard he makes the rest of us look like pikers.

Synonyms

slacker,

shirker,

skiver (British, slang),

loafer,

layabout,

idler,

passenger,

do-nothing,

dodger,

good-for-nothing,

bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal),

gold brick (US, slang),

scrimshanker (British, slang)

in the sense of prodigal

Definition

a person who squanders money

Was he a prodigal or a miser?

Synonyms

spendthrift,

squanderer,

big spender,

profligate,

wastrel

in the sense of profligate

Definition

a profligate person

Synonyms

spendthrift,

squanderer,

prodigal,

waster,

wastrel

in the sense of skiver

He was a skiver and a thief.

Synonyms

slacker,

loafer,

idler,

do-nothing,

piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang),

dodger,

shirker,

bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal),

gold brick (US, slang),

scrimshanker (British, slang)

in the sense of waster

Definition

a lazy or worthless person

His brother is just a useless waster.

Synonyms

layabout,

loser,

good-for-nothing,

shirker,

piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang),

drone,

loafer,

skiver (British, slang),

idler,

ne'er-do-well,

wastrel,

malingerer,

saddo (British, slang),

bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal)

单词	wastrel
释义	Trends of wastrel View usage for: wastrel (weɪstrəl) Word forms: plural wastrels countable noun If you describe someone as a wastrel you mean that they are lazy and spend their time and money on foolish things. [literary] More Synonyms of wastrel wastrel in British English (ˈweɪstrəl) noun 1. a wasteful person; spendthrift; prodigal 2. an idler or vagabond wastrel in American English (ˈweɪstrəl) noun 1. a person who wastes; esp., a spendthrift 2. good-for-nothing Word origin dim. of waster Synonyms of 'wastrel' layabout, loser, shirker, good-for-nothing spendthrift, squanderer, prodigal, profligate More Synonyms of wastrel 1 (noun) in the sense of layabout Definition a lazy or worthless person a good-for-nothing wastrel Synonyms layabout The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited. loser shirker good-for-nothing a bunch of lazy good-for-nothings piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang) He works so hard he makes the rest of us look like pikers. drone A few are dim-witted drones, but most are talented. loafer He's a bit of a loafer, who once worked in a bar but disliked being bossed around. waster His brother is just a useless waster. skiver (British, slang) He was a skiver and a thief. idler He resents being seen as a moneyed idler. ne'er-do-well His father was a spendthrift, an alcoholic and a ne'er-do-well. malingerer saddo (British, slang) bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal) 2 (noun) in the sense of spendthrift a wastrel who squandered his entire fortune Synonyms spendthrift I was a natural spendthrift when I was single. squanderer prodigal Was he a prodigal or a miser? profligate Seewaster Nearby words of wastrel wasteful wasteland waster wastrel watch watch out for something or someone watch out or watch it or watch yourself Synonyms of 'wastrel' wastrel Explore 'wastrel' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of loafer Definition a person who avoids work He's a bit of a loafer, who once worked in a bar but disliked being bossed around. Synonyms idler, lounger, bum (informal), piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang), drone (British), shirker, couch potato (slang), time-waster, layabout, skiver (British, slang), ne'er-do-well, wastrel, bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal), lazybones (informal) in the sense of ne'er-do-well His father was a spendthrift, an alcoholic and a ne'er-do-well. Synonyms good-for-nothing, loser, piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang), loafer, black sheep, layabout, skiver (British, slang), idler, wastrel, bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal) in the sense of piker Definition shirker He works so hard he makes the rest of us look like pikers. Synonyms slacker, shirker, skiver (British, slang), loafer, layabout, idler, passenger, do-nothing, dodger, good-for-nothing, bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal), gold brick (US, slang), scrimshanker (British, slang) in the sense of prodigal Definition a person who squanders money Was he a prodigal or a miser? Synonyms spendthrift, squanderer, big spender, profligate, wastrel in the sense of profligate Definition a profligate person Synonyms spendthrift, squanderer, prodigal, waster, wastrel in the sense of skiver He was a skiver and a thief. Synonyms slacker, loafer, idler, do-nothing, piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang), dodger, shirker, bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal), gold brick (US, slang), scrimshanker (British, slang) in the sense of waster Definition a lazy or worthless person His brother is just a useless waster. Synonyms layabout, loser, good-for-nothing, shirker, piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang), drone, loafer, skiver (British, slang), idler, ne'er-do-well, wastrel, malingerer, saddo (British, slang), bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
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