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wastrel (s) (noun), wastrels (pl)
1. Someone who is regarded as being a spendthrift who squanders his or her time and is lazy: Glenda's nephew was a wastrel so she refused to include him in her will.
2. An idler or a good-for-nothing: The wastrel stood around the door of the saloon waiting for someone to give him enough money for a drink.
A spendthrift and wasteful person.
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A good-for-nothing, a spendthrift, or someone who is considered to be a wasteful person. (1)
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