About The Word Wastrel
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Wastrel
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What's The Definition Of Wastrel?
[n] someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently
Synonyms | Synonyms for Wastrel: waster Related Terms | Find terms related to Wastrel: See Also | prodigal | profligate | squanderer Wastrel In Webster's Dictionary \Wast"rel\, n.
1. Any waste thing or substance; as:
(a) Waste land or common land. [Obs.] --Carew.
(b) A profligate. [Prov. Eng.]
(c) A neglected child; a street Arab. [Eng.]
2. Anything cast away as bad or useless, as imperfect bricks,
china, etc. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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