wastrel
Plural: wastrels
Noun
- A person who wastes money or resources carelessly.
- someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently
- One who is profligate, who wastes time or resources extravagantly.
- A neglected child.
- Refuse; rubbish.
Examples
- Playing a single-letter ’A’ on a triple-word score felt like the move of a true WASTREL.
Origin / Etymology
1847, waste + -rel (pejorative).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
wastrel: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordwastrel: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wastrel: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
wastrel: valid Words With Friends Word