waster
[ wey-ster ]
/ ˈweɪ stər /
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noun
a person or thing that wastes time, money, etc.
a piece of ceramic ware warped, cracked, or melted during firing.
a spendthrift or wastrel.
a destroyer: The Vandals were wasters of cities.
Chiefly British. wastrel (def. 2).
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waster
/ (ˈweɪstə) /
noun
a person or thing that wastes
a ne'er-do-well; wastrel
an article spoiled in manufacture
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