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wastrel
wast·rel W0042800 (wā′strəl)n.1. One who wastes, especially one who wastes money; a profligate.2. An idler or a loafer.
[wast(e) + -rel (as in scoundrel).]wastrel (ˈweɪstrəl) n1. a wasteful person; spendthrift; prodigal2. an idler or vagabondwast•rel (ˈweɪ strəl)
n. 1. a wasteful person; spendthrift. 2. an idler; good-for-nothing. [1580–90; waste + -rel] wastrel - Pronounced WAYS-trul, it is either a wasteful or worthless person, derived from the verb "waste," from Latin vastus, "desert, waste."See also related terms for waste.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | wastrel - someone who dissipates resources self-indulgentlywasterprodigal, squanderer, profligate - a recklessly extravagant consumer |
wastrelnoun (Literary)1. layabout, loser, shirker, good-for-nothing, piker (Austral. & N.Z. slang), drone, loafer, waster, skiver (Brit. slang), idler, ne'er-do-well, malingerer, saddo (Brit. slang), bludger (Austral. & N.Z. informal) Her husband is a workshy, good-for-nothing wastrel.2. spendthrift, squanderer, prodigal, profligate a wastrel who squandered his entire fortunewastrelnoun1. A person who spends money or resources wastefully:prodigal, profligate, scattergood, spendthrift, waster.2. A self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity:bum, drone, fainéant, good-for-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, ne'er-do-well, no-good, slugabed, sluggard.Informal: do-little, do-nothing, lazybones, slug.Slang: slouch.Translationswastrel
Synonyms for wastrelnoun layaboutSynonyms- layabout
- loser
- shirker
- good-for-nothing
- piker
- drone
- loafer
- waster
- skiver
- idler
- ne'er-do-well
- malingerer
- saddo
- bludger
noun spendthriftSynonyms- spendthrift
- squanderer
- prodigal
- profligate
Synonyms for wastrelnoun a person who spends money or resources wastefullySynonyms- prodigal
- profligate
- scattergood
- spendthrift
- waster
noun a self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activitySynonyms- bum
- drone
- fainéant
- good-for-nothing
- idler
- layabout
- loafer
- ne'er-do-well
- no-good
- slugabed
- sluggard
- do-little
- do-nothing
- lazybones
- slug
- slouch
Synonyms for wastrelnoun someone who dissipates resources self-indulgentlySynonymsRelated Words- prodigal
- squanderer
- profligate
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