wasteman.
A person employed to examine the state of the mine workings, to check that they are properly ventilated, and sometimes to build pillars to support the roof in the waste.
Meaning & usage
A person employed to examine the state of the mine workings, to check that they are properly ventilated, and sometimes to build pillars to support the roof in the waste.
A loser, bum, degenerate; someone who wastes their life in some manner.
He said he cared for me but he just used me for my money. I'm done with that wasteman.
Tommy says he's a NEET at 30 who never worked a day in his life and loves it; a total wasteman if I ever saw one.
Where this word comes from
From waste + -man.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.