waster

  • 1Waster — Wast er, n. [OE. wastour, OF. wasteor, gasteor. See {Waste}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, wastes; one who squanders; one who consumes or expends extravagantly; a spendthrift; a prodigal. [1913 Webster] He also that is slothful …

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  • 2Wäster — Wäster... (schwed.), so v. w. West …

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  • 3waster — *spendthrift, profligate, prodigal, wastrel Analogous words: idler, loafer, lounger (see corresponding verbs at IDLE): squanderer, dissipater, fritterer (see corresponding verbs at WASTE) …

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  • 4waster — ► NOUN 1) a wasteful person or thing. 2) informal a person who does little or nothing of value …

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  • 5waster — [wās′tər] n. a person or thing that wastes; esp., a spendthrift or prodigal; wastrel …

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  • 6Waster — Infobox Weapon name=Waster caption= From the left: arming sword, longsword, rondel, longsword, falchion. origin= Western Europe type= Practice Weapon is ranged= is bladed=yes is explosive= is artillery= is vehicle= is UK= service= Late Bronze Age …

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  • 7Wäster — Vorlage:Infobox Fluss/BILD fehltVorlage:Infobox Fluss/DGWK fehltVorlage:Infobox Fluss/QUELLHÖHE fehltKoordinaten fehlen! Hilf mit.Vorlage:Infobox Fluss/EINZUGSGEBIET fehltVorlage:Infobox Fluss/ABFLUSS altVorlage:Infobox Fluss/ABFLUSS fehltVorlage …

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  • 8waster — noun (C) 1 someone who wastes their time, money etc in a stupid way 2 time waster someone or something that uses up too much time: Waiting in lines is such a time waster …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9waster — UK [ˈweɪstə(r)] / US [ˈweɪstər] noun [countable] Word forms waster : singular waster plural wasters British someone or something that wastes time, money, or other valuable things …

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  • 10waster — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) one that spends or consumes extravagantly and without thought for the future (2) a dissolute person b. one that uses wastefully or causes or permits waste < a procedure that is a waster of time > c. one that lays …

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