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(wās′trəl)

noun

a person who wastes; esp., a spendthrift
good-for-nothing

Origin: dim. of waster

See wastrel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One who wastes, especially one who wastes money; a profligate.
An idler or a loafer.

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Origin: wast(e)

Origin: + -rel (as in scoundrel)

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