wastrel

[ wey-struhl ]

/ ˈweɪ strəl /

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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.

Origin of wastrel

First recorded in 1580–90; waste + -rel

Words nearby wastrel

wastewater, wasteweir, waste well, wasting, wasting asset, wastrel, Wast Water, wat, watap, Watauga, watch

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Example sentences from the Web for wastrel

Indeed, as I have said before, ambition was the one thing which kept him from being a wastrel.
The Man Who Rose Again|Joseph Hocking
He felt himself ridiculous and wanted to leave the wastrel, but somehow could not.
Kit Musgrave's Luck|Harold Bindloss
I would explain that Mark must have gone out somewhere, and would myself introduce the wastrel brother to the tea-table.
The Red House Mystery|A. A. Milne
But I marvel to find that a writer of Mr. Lilly's intelligence and good faith is willing to father such a wastrel.
Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions|Thomas H. Huxley

After all, he is a pauper and a wastrel, and he has not the honour of bearing our Name.
The Lady of the Shroud|Bram Stoker

British Dictionary definitions for wastrel

wastrel

/ (ˈweɪstrəl) /

noun

a wasteful person; spendthrift; prodigal

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

单词	wastrel
释义	wastrel [ wey-struhl ] / ˈweɪ strəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wastrel ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of wastrel First recorded in 1580–90; waste + -rel Words nearby wastrel wastewater, wasteweir, waste well, wasting, wasting asset, wastrel, Wast Water, wat, watap, Watauga, watch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wastrel Indeed, as I have said before, ambition was the one thing which kept him from being a wastrel. The Man Who Rose Again\|Joseph Hocking He felt himself ridiculous and wanted to leave the wastrel, but somehow could not. Kit Musgrave's Luck\|Harold Bindloss I would explain that Mark must have gone out somewhere, and would myself introduce the wastrel brother to the tea-table. The Red House Mystery\|A. A. Milne But I marvel to find that a writer of Mr. Lilly's intelligence and good faith is willing to father such a wastrel. Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions\|Thomas H. Huxley After all, he is a pauper and a wastrel, and he has not the honour of bearing our Name. The Lady of the Shroud\|Bram Stoker British Dictionary definitions for wastrel wastrel / (ˈweɪstrəl) / noun a wasteful person; spendthrift; prodigal 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 Words related to wastrel rake, vagrant, waster, idler, vagabond, spendthrift, profligate, squanderer
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wastrel

noun

Origin of wastrel

Words nearby wastrel

Example sentences from the Web for wastrel

British Dictionary definitions for wastrel

noun

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