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wastrel

wast·rel [ wáystrəl ] (plural wast·rels)


noun 
Definition:
 
wasteful person: somebody regarded as wasteful, spendthrift, or lazy ( insult )

[Late 16th century. <waste + -rel, ending indicating "little" or a derogatory sense]
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