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wastrel definition

wast·rel (wās′trəl)

noun

  1. a person who wastes; esp., a spendthrift
  2. good-for-nothing

Etymology: dim. of waster

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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