Associations to the word «Wastrel»

Wiktionary

WASTREL, noun. (dated) One who is profligate, who wastes time or resources extravagantly.

Dictionary definition

WASTREL, noun. Someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats