Usually means: Ineffective, irresponsible person; often insulting.
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  1. wasteman: Merriam-Webster
  2. Wasteman: Wordnik
  3. wasteman: Wiktionary

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  1. WASTEMAN, WASTEMAN, WASTEMAN: Terminology and Descriptions of Geneaological Words

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  1. wasteman: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Definitions from Wiktionary (wasteman)

noun:  (mining, historical) 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.
noun:  (MLE, MTE, derogatory) A loser, bum, degenerate; someone who wastes their life in some manner.

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