WASTREL

wastrel, waster

(noun) someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

wastrel (countable and uncountable, plural wastrels)

(countable, dated) One who is profligate, who wastes time or resources extravagantly.

(countable, obsolete) A neglected child.

(uncountable, obsolete) Refuse; rubbish.

Synonyms

• See also spendthrift

Anagrams

• Walters, walters, wrastle

Source: Wiktionary

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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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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