was ‧ trel /ˈweɪstrəl/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ wastage , ↑ waste , ↑ wastefulness , ↑ waster , ↑ wastrel ; adjective : ↑ waste , ↑ wasteful , ↑ wasted , ↑ wasting ; verb : ↑ waste ; adverb : ↑ wastefully ]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: waste + -rel (as in scoundrel ) ]
literary a lazy person who does not try to achieve anything in life