losel

[ loh-zuhl, loo-, loz-uhl ]

noun
  1. a worthless person; scoundrel.

adjective
  1. worthless or useless.

Origin of losel

1
1325–75; Middle English: literally, one who is lost, equivalent to los- (past participle stem of lose) + -el-le

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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 Smith
  • What danger might lurk here and how easy might losels lure victims to their door!

  • Now 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

losel

/ (ˈləʊzəl) archaic, or dialect /


noun
  1. a worthless person

adjective
  1. (of a person) worthless, useless, or wasteful

Origin of losel

1
C14: from losen, from the past participle of lose

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