wasteman

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noun

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.

“He said he cared for me but he just used me for my money. I'm done with that wasteman.”

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Meanings

nounwasteman (plural wastemen or (MLE, MTE) wastemans)

plural wastemen · Multicultural London English error unknown tag plural wastemans

  1. historicalbusinessA 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.
  2. Multicultural London EnglishderogatoryA 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.

    2 more examples

    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.

    Nah, that's not me / Act like a wasteman? That's not me / Sex any girl? Nah, that's not me / Lips any girl? Nah, that's not me

    2014, Skepta, Jme, “That's Not Me” (track 10), in Konnichiwa, performed by Skepta featuring Jme

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
idler

Origin

From waste + -man.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Sweatmanmansweat
Cite this entry
APA

wasteman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wasteman

MLA

“wasteman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wasteman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wasteman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wasteman.

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