losel
a worthless person; scoundrel.
worthless or useless.
Origin of losel
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How to use losel in a sentence
Among these are doubtless not a small proportion of idle runaways or ‘losels’ from the more settled classes of our people.
Gipsy Life | George SmithWhat danger might lurk here and how easy might losels lure victims to their door!
The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton | Wardon Allan CurtisNow losels have this advantage, that, though their own folk disapprove of them, they are generally popular with every one else.
Mashi and Other Stories | Rabindranath Tagore
British Dictionary definitions for losel
/ (ˈləʊzəl) archaic, or dialect /
a worthless person
(of a person) worthless, useless, or wasteful
Origin of losel
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