Definition
A person who wastes time and money on unimportant or foolish things instead of working or being responsible. A wealthy wastrel might inherit money and spend it recklessly.
Etymology
From 'waste' (itself from Old Norse vöst, desolate/barren) plus the diminutive suffix -rel. The suffix -rel (as in scoundrel) originally meant a small or contemptible person.
Kelly Says
The suffix -rel in wastrel, scoundrel, and dastrel carries real contempt built into the grammar itself—calling someone a 'wastrel' is harsher than just calling them wasteful because the suffix adds this medieval sense of disgust. Victorian novels loved this word for spoiled heirs!
Translations
BNবাংলা
অপচয়কারী
ɔ.pɔ.tʃɔ.ja.kɔ.ɾi
CACatalà
malgastador
mal.ɡas.təˈðo
CSČeština
marnotratník
mar.nɔ.trat.nɪk
DEDeutsch
Verschwender
fɛʁˈʃvɛndɐ
ELΕλληνικά
αστόχαστος
a.stó.xas.tos
ESEspañol
derrochador
de.ro.tʃaˈðoɾ
FAفارسی
بیهوده کار
biyūdah kār
FISuomi
haaskari
hɑːs.kɑ.ri
FRFrançais
débauché
de.boʃe
HAHA
mai lalata
ma.i la.la.ta
HIहिन्दी
व्यर्थक
vyarthak
HUMagyar
pazarló
pɒ.zɒr.loː
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemboros
pɛm.bɔ.rɔs
IGIG
onye na-efu efu
ɔ̃.je na.e.fu e.fu
ITItaliano
scialacquatore
skja.lak.kwaˈtoː.re
KMKM
អ្នកលេងល្បែង
neak leŋ lbaeng
MSBahasa Melayu
pemboros
pɛm.bɔ.rɔs
MYမြန်မာ
စွန့်ပစ်သူ
sʊ̰n.bɪʔ.θu
NLNederlands
verkwister
vɛrˈkʋɪ.stər
PLPolski
marnotrawca
mar.nɔˈtraf.t͡sa
PTPortuguês
desperdiçador
despeɾdiˈsadu
RORomână
risipitor
ri.si.pi.tor
RUРусский
распутник
ras.pu.tʲnik
SVSvenska
slösare
sloː.sɛr
SWKiswahili
mharibifu
m.ha.ri.bɪ.fu
TAதமிழ்
வீண்செலவு செய்பவன்
vīṇ celavu ceybavaṉ
TEతెలుగు
వృథా ఖర్చు పెట్టేవాడు
vr̥thā kharcu peṭṭēvāḍu
THไทย
คนฟุ่มเฟือย
kʰon fuːm.fʉa̯
TRTürkçe
israfçı
israf.tʃɯ
UKУкраїнська
марнотратник
mar.nɔˈtrat.nɨk
VITiếng Việt
người hoang phí
ŋu̟ːɜi˨˩ hwaːŋ˧˧ phi˧˧
YOYO
olóríṣiríṣi
ɔ.lɔ.ri.ʃi.ri.ʃi
ZUZU
isidumbu
i.sɪ.dʊm.bu