wastrel
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wast·rel

noun \ˈwās-trəl also ˈwäs-\

Definition of WASTREL

2
: one who expends resources foolishly and self-indulgently : profligate

Examples of WASTREL

  1. <the black sheep of the family, he ended up being a wastrel and a drunkard>

Origin of WASTREL

irregular from 2waste
First Known Use: circa 1841

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