noun
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a person or thing that wastes
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a ne'er-do-well; wastrel
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an article spoiled in manufacture
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of waster
1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French wastere, wastour ( see -or 2); later understood as waste + -er 1
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The renewables biofuel factory was intended to produce sustainable aviation fuel and diesel from waster, but faced unfavourable market conditions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025
And it doesn’t have to be another unending time waster or money pit project.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
Outdoor watering, in particular, is the biggest water waster in urban areas, and drought-tolerant and “California-friendly” landscaping can save up to 85% more water than grass, according to the MWD.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2022
For example, spongy bone tissue is found in the inner layer of bones and contains blood vessels to deliver nutrients and remove waster from bone cells.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
He had summed up the man briefly as a waster, and so disposed of him.
From The Stronger Influence by F.E. Mills Young
The message, which was said to be deleted shortly after it was posted, also included a list of meet-up points and the statement "time wasters will be blocked".
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025
West in efforts to crack down on water wasters.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
The other countries in the top five wasters have also been slow even to set a baseline to measure progress.
From Reuters ● Nov. 15, 2022
In Dante’s “Inferno,” an entire ring of Hell was reserved for hoarders and wasters, a condition resulting from greed.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2020
Big Bol was a bouncer at the Crow Club, perfectly suited to tossing out drunks and wasters, but too heavy on his feet to be much use when it came to a real tussle.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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