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wastrel

/ˈweɪstrəl/noun

उच्चारण वेस्ट्रल

निकम्मा, फ़िज़ूलख़र्च, आवारा

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] literary

    a lazy person who wastes their time or money

    निकम्मा, फ़िज़ूलख़र्च, आवारा

    • Her uncle was a wastrel who gambled away the family fortune.
    • He was dismissed as an idle wastrel.

    Synonyms good-for-nothing idler spendthrift loafer ne'er-do-well

    Opposite worker saver

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

good-for-nothing idler spendthrift loafer ne'er-do-well

Antonyms

worker saver

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One-word substitution

A person who spends money wastefully is a spendthrift, while a wastrel wastes both time and money.

पैसे को फ़िज़ूल उड़ाने वाले व्यक्ति को spendthrift कहते हैं, जबकि wastrel समय और पैसा दोनों बर्बाद करता है।