Wastrel Definition
wāstrəl
wastrels
noun
wastrels
A person who wastes; esp., a spendthrift.
Webster's New World
An idler or a loafer.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Wastrel
Noun
Singular:
wastrelPlural:
wastrelsOrigin of Wastrel
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1847, waste +"Ž -rel (“(pejorative)").
From Wiktionary
wast(e) -rel (as in scoundrel)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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