"Wastrels" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

"Wastrels" Meaning

Wastrels: People who are careless and irresponsible with money or resources, especially those who spend money foolishly or unnecessarily.

"Wastrels" Examples

5 Usage Examples for "Wastrels"

1. General Context

The city officials labeled the large number of the homeless population as society's wastrels, those who took advantage of the system without contributing.

2. Proverbial Expression

The mayor declared, "We can't keep coddling the wastrels of society. It's time to stand on our own feet."

3. Literary Context

The old poet wrote, "Those who waste their lives, scheming for power, are nothing but wastrels in a world that prays for change."

4. Environmental Context

The herder struggling to maintain his livestock through a severe drought behaved like a wastrel in the eyes of his community.

5. Historical Context

Before and during the Great Fire of London in 1666, public sentiment became increasingly hostile towards those whom the community saw as wastrels and begun discussions of social unrest.