prodigal vs wastrel

prodigal and wastrel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prodigal	Yes	Yes	No	No
wastrel	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, wastrel is a hyponym of prodigal; that is, wastrel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prodigal:

Other hyponyms of prodigal include scattergood, spend-all, spender, spendthrift, waster.

prodigal (noun)	wastrel (noun)
a recklessly extravagant consumer	someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently

prodigal (adjective)	wastrel (adjective)
recklessly wasteful