waster

[ wey-ster ]

/ ˈweɪ stər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR waster ON THESAURUS.COM

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

Words nearby waster

waste one's breath, wastepaper, wastepaper basket, waste pipe, waste product, waster, wastewater, wasteweir, waste well, wasting, wasting asset

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Example sentences from the Web for waster

Waster Lunny would have talked of the flood, but I had not come here for that.
The Little Minister|J. M. Barrie
A class in spelling, big boys and little girls, toed a crack in front of the waster's desk.
Secret of the Woods|William J. Long
I boasted of it in my diary when I complacently styled myself a waster in Earth's factory.
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne|William J. Locke
The absolute perfectionist is the most tiresome of men, and a waster of time and of nerves.
The Armed Forces Officer|U. S. Department of Defense

I take the siller to feed the false wants of the waster, that should help the honorable man in his travail.
Merkland|Mrs. Oliphant

British Dictionary definitions for waster

waster

/ (ˈweɪstə) /

noun

a person or thing that wastes

a ne'er-do-well; wastrel

an article spoiled in manufacture

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单词	waster
释义	waster [ wey-ster ] / ˈweɪ stər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR waster ON THESAURUS.COM 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 Words nearby waster waste one's breath, wastepaper, wastepaper basket, waste pipe, waste product, waster, wastewater, wasteweir, waste well, wasting, wasting asset Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for waster Waster Lunny would have talked of the flood, but I had not come here for that. The Little Minister\|J. M. Barrie A class in spelling, big boys and little girls, toed a crack in front of the waster's desk. Secret of the Woods\|William J. Long I boasted of it in my diary when I complacently styled myself a waster in Earth's factory. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne\|William J. Locke The absolute perfectionist is the most tiresome of men, and a waster of time and of nerves. The Armed Forces Officer\|U. S. Department of Defense I take the siller to feed the false wants of the waster, that should help the honorable man in his travail. Merkland\|Mrs. Oliphant British Dictionary definitions for waster waster / (ˈweɪstə) / noun a person or thing that wastes a ne'er-do-well; wastrel an article spoiled in manufacture Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to waster wastrel, prodigal, profligate
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waster

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Example sentences from the Web for waster

British Dictionary definitions for waster

noun

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