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wastrel
[
wey
-str
uh
l
]
Origin
wast·rel
/
ˈweɪ
strəl
/
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[
wey
-str
uh
l
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
a wasteful person; spendthrift.
2.
Chiefly British
.
a.
refuse;
waste
.
b.
a waif; abandoned child.
c.
an idler or good-for-nothing.
Origin:
1580–90;
waste
+
-rel
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wastrel
(ˈweɪstrəl)
—
n
1.
a wasteful person; spendthrift; prodigal
2.
an idler or vagabond
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
wastrel
"spendthrift, idler," 1847, from
waste
(v.) with pejorative suffix (cf. mongrel, scoundrel, doggerel).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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