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
Etymology
Origin of waster
1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French wastere, wastour ( see -or 2); later understood as waste + -er 1
Example Sentences
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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
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
Keep in mind that we always find that the biggest money waster is failing to shop around; our undercover price shoppers routinely find cost differences in the thousands for the same projects.
From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2021
Beacon pbo 1955, released 1959 Evening waster about a racketeer who specializes in quick divorces, and his girlfriend who flirts with all the women as he disengages them from their husbands.
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