waster
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waster¹
- /ˈweɪstə/ UK
Rhymes with -eɪstə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English wastere, waister, wastar, wastour, equivalent to waste + -er. Compare Anglo-Norman wastur, Old French gastëor.
noun wasters · wastor · wastour
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Someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.
Similar: big spender, dingthrift, neve, overspender, prodigal, profligate, saprophage, scattergood, slipstring, slipthrift, sparkler, spend-all
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An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste.
Similar: thief
- A destroyer or plunderer. He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
- An item that is spoiled during its manufacture. Unless the cast was very hot indeed, the steel would refuse to ascend, and a great many wasters were caused thereby.
- An idle, worthless person; a loser. I don't want a total waster and I'm definitely not looking for a hook-up, but I really do need an okay date. Someone normal. Someone I can introduce to family and friends […]
waster²
- /ˈweɪstə/ UK
Rhymes with -eɪstə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Unknown
noun wasters
- A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil. Or, as they that play at wasters exercise themselves by a few cudgels how to avoid an enemy's blows, let us arm ourselves against all such violent incursions which may invade our minds.
- A leister; a spear for catching fish.
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noun one that wastes
| Español | malgastador |
|---|---|
| Français | gaspilleur, gaspilleuse |
| Deutsch | Verschwender, Verschwenderin |
| Română | risipitor, risipitoare |
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