| Pronunciation: | | 'weystrul
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[n] someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently |
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WASTREL is a 7 letter word that starts with W. |
| | Synonyms: | | waster |
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| | See Also: | | prodigal, profligate, squanderer |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Wast"rel\, n.
1. Any waste thing or substance; as:
(a) Waste land or common land. [Obs.] --Carew.
(b) A profligate. [Prov. Eng.]
(c) A neglected child; a street Arab. [Eng.]
2. Anything cast away as bad or useless, as imperfect bricks,
china, etc. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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