waster

[wey-ster]

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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).

Origin of waster

1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French wastere, wastour (see -or²); later understood as waste + -er¹

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Related Words for waster

wastrel, prodigal, profligate

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Historical Examples of waster

Six feet of futile clay; a waster of time, money, and opportunity.
Shorty McCabe on the Job
Sewell Ford
At home he was always a waster, much of a snob, and impossible to control.
Gladiator
Philip Wylie
I must get hold of the waster who told the story, and hear for myself what he has to say.
The Mystery of Lincoln's Inn
Robert Machray
Larry, the waster of life, yet the faithful, the symbol of brotherhood.
The U.P. Trail
Zane Grey
Monsieur, I am loafer, waster—what you like—for all that, poverty is my only crime.
The Social Significance of the Modern Drama
Emma Goldman

British Dictionary definitions for waster

waster

noun

a person or thing that wastes
a ne'er-do-well; wastrel
an article spoiled in manufacture

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