wastrel
1 of 1noun/ˈweɪstrəl/
Forms:wastrels
1
a person who is useful for nothing and spends resources wastefully
- His reputation as a wastrel followed him wherever he went.
- Despite his talent, he became a wastrel due to his poor financial management.
- He was considered a wastrel by his family for squandering his inheritance.
- The wastrel’s lifestyle of luxury and excess was unsustainable.
- She was tired of dealing with the wastrel who never contributed to the group’s efforts.
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