wastrel, waster
(noun) someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• See also spendthrift
• Walters, walters, wrastle
Source: Wiktionary
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
12 June 2025
(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
