Wastrel

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One who wastes, especially one who wastes money; a profligate.
  • n. An idler or a loafer.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. One who is profligate, who wastes time or resources extravagantly.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Any waste thing or substance.
  • n. Waste land or common land.
  • n. A profligate.
  • n. A neglected child; a street Arab.
  • n. Anything cast away as bad or useless, as imperfect bricks, china, etc.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Anything cast away as spoiled in the making, or bad; waste; refuse.
  • n. Anything allowed to run to waste.
  • n. A profligate.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    profligate    prodigal    squanderer   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    profligate    waste    spendthrift   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    lecher    debauchee    roysterer    adulterer    hizzie    spendthrift    cumberer    scapegrace    drunkard    deadbeat   
     
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