- waster, wastrel
- брак, бракованное изделие
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waster, wastrel
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wastrel — *spendthrift, profligate, prodigal, waster Analogous words: reprobate, *outcast: loafer, idler, lounger (see corresponding verbs at IDLE): scoundrel, rascal, rogue, scamp (see VILLAIN) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
wastrel — [wās′trəl] n. [dim. of WASTER] 1. a person who wastes; esp., a spendthrift 2. GOOD FOR NOTHING … English World dictionary
waster — *spendthrift, profligate, prodigal, wastrel Analogous words: idler, loafer, lounger (see corresponding verbs at IDLE): squanderer, dissipater, fritterer (see corresponding verbs at WASTE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
waster — [wās′tər] n. a person or thing that wastes; esp., a spendthrift or prodigal; wastrel … English World dictionary
waster — /way steuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that wastes time, money, etc. 2. a piece of ceramic ware warped, cracked, or melted during firing. 3. a spendthrift or wastrel. 4. a destroyer: The Vandals were wasters of cities. 5. Chiefly Brit. wastrel… … Universalium
waster — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. spendthrift, prodigal, wastrel; see beggar 1 , loafer . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person who spends money or resources wastefully: prodigal, profligate, scattergood, spendthrift, wastrel. See SAVE … English dictionary for students
wastrel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spendthrift (see waste). II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. spendthrift, prodigal, waster, freespender, good for nothing. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A person who spends money or resources… … English dictionary for students
wastrel — Synonyms and related words: Arab, Bowery bum, bad lot, beach bum, beachcomber, beggar, beggarly fellow, big time spender, black sheep, blackguard, blighter, bo, budmash, bum, bummer, caitiff, castaway, castoff, derelict, devil, discard,… … Moby Thesaurus
wastrel — n spendthrift, waster, spender, big spender, squanderer; prodigal, prodigal son, scattergood, rounder … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
waster — n. 1 a wasteful person. 2 colloq. a wastrel … Useful english dictionary
spendthrift — spendthrift, prodigal, profligate, waster, wastrel are comparable when they denote a person who dissipates his resources foolishly and wastefully. All are more or less pejorative terms but they may differ significantly in emphasis and application … New Dictionary of Synonyms
