losel
losel · losels
A worthless or despicable person, scoundrelA worthless or despicable person, scoundrel.
UK/ˈləʊzəl/US/ˈloʊzəl/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)A worthless or despicable person, scoundrel.
Origin
From Middle English losel (also lorel), from *losen, loren, past participle of lesen (“toFrom Middle English losel (also lorel), from *losen, loren, past participle of lesen (“to lose”), equivalent to lose + -le.
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