WASTREL


Meaning of WASTREL in English

noun

1.

a worthless, self-indulgent, and reprehensible person

loafers and other wastrels lounging on the corner

Synonyms: ||bad lot, good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well, no-good, profligate, rounder, scapegrace, waster

Related Word: lecher, libertine, rake, rip, roué; blackguard, black sheep, knave, rascal, rogue, scoundrel; rapscallion, scalawag, scamp

Idioms: sad case

2.

Synonyms: spendthrift , high roller, prodigal, profligate, scattergood, spender, squanderer, unthrift, waster, wastethrift

Related Word: dissipater, fritterer; idler, loafer, lounger

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