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- Dictionarywastrel/ˈweɪstr(ə)l/
noun
- 1. a wasteful or good-for-nothing person: literary "I have no intention of seeing my dues gambled away by your wastrel of a son" Similar
- 2. a waif; a neglected child. archaic
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a person who does nothing positive with their life, making no use of their abilities or the opportunities that are offered to them. Synonyms. good-for-nothing informal. ne'er-do-well old-fashioned. waster. (Definition of wastrel from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of WASTREL is vagabond, waif. How to use wastrel in a sentence. vagabond, waif; one who expends resources foolishly and self-indulgently : profligate…
A wastrel is someone who tends to waste things, careless with anything from money to time, and everything else, too. You can tell wastrels by behavior like running the water while brushing their teeth or spending every dime they have on ice cream and luxurious sweaters.
Wastrel definition: a wasteful person; spendthrift. See examples of WASTREL used in a sentence.
n. 1. One who wastes, especially one who wastes money; a profligate. 2. An idler or a loafer. [ wast (e) + -rel (as in scoundrel ).] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
If you describe someone as a wastrel you mean that they are lazy and spend their time and money on foolish things.
Definition of wastrel noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
