wastrel — a wasteful person, especially one who squanders inherited wealth
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a wasteful person, especially one who squanders inherited wealth
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈweɪstrəl/
Example Sentences
- Despite being born into wealth, he became a wastrel who gambled away the family fortune.
- The old wastrel tried to impress everyone by buying drinks for the entire bar with his last credit card.
- She refused to marry the charming wastrel, knowing he would squander her father's business.
wastrel
NOUN[/ˈweɪstrəl/]
a wasteful person, especially one who squanders inherited wealth
The wastrel gambled away his family's fortune in one reckless night.
Wastrel relative throws inherited fortune in trash - waste plus rel!
The wastrel scatters gold as kestrel rides the mistral
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Middle English and Old French 'waste' (to squander or destroy), combined with the diminutive or pejorative suffix '-rel', which comes from Old French and was used to create nouns indicating a person characterized by the root word.
Breakdown
waste (squander) + -rel (pejorative suffix indicating a person) = wastrel (a person who wastes)
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“Despite being born into wealth, he became a wastrel who gambled away the family fortune.”
“The old wastrel tried to impress everyone by buying drinks for the entire bar with his last credit card.”
“She refused to marry the charming wastrel, knowing he would squander her father's business.”
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