noun
- a worthless or good-for-nothing person
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The old man called his lazy nephew a losel who would never amount to anything.
- In medieval times, a losel was considered a burden on society.
- The village elders had no patience for losels who refused to work.
- She dismissed him as nothing more than a losel and a drunkard.
- The term losel was commonly used to describe idle vagabonds.