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noun

Wastrel n.

Any waste thing or substance; as:

(a)

Waste land or common land. (Obs.)

(b)

A profligate. (Prov. Eng.)

(c)

A neglected child; a street Arab. (Eng.)

Anything cast away as bad or useless, as imperfect bricks, china, etc. (Obs. or Prov. Eng.)

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Etymology of 'Wastrel'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Wastrel" : squanderer, profligate, waster, prodigal