Word of the Day for Thursday, April 22, 2010
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wastrel \WAY-struhl\, noun:
wastrel \WAY-struhl\, noun:
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1. A person who wastes, especially one who squanders money; a spendthrift.
1. A person who wastes, especially one who squanders money; a spendthrift.
2. An idler; a loafer; a good-for-nothing.
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The B.O.'s adoring toadies just don't see him as the wastrel that he is!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Wastrel is from waste + -rel (as in scoundrel).
Wastrel is from waste + -rel (as in scoundrel).
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