waster en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈweɪstə/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle English wastere, waister, wastar, wastour, equivalent to waste + -er. Compare Anglo-Norman wastur, Old French gastëor.
Meanings
- Someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.
- (dialectal) An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste.
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(obsolete) A destroyer or plunderer.
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 18:9:
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An item that is spoiled during its manufacture.
Unless the cast was very hot indeed, the steel would refuse to ascend, and a great many wasters were caused thereby.
1895, Richard Smith-Casson, “Small Cast Steel Ingots”, in Transactions of the Iron and Steel Institute, volume 46, page 215:
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(derogatory, slang) An idle, worthless person; a loser.
I don't want a total waster and I'm definitely not looking for a hook-up, but I really do need an okay date. Someone normal. Someone I can introduce to family and friends […]
2024, Laura Carter, Fake It 'til You Make It:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wastour | alternative | lexicographic | |
| wasters | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| wastor | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
time-waster · candle-waster · oxygen waster
Synonyms
big spender · unthrift · waster · saprophage · thief · slipthrift · profligate · prodigal · wastethrift · scattergood · overspender · spendthrift · slipstring · wastrel · splurger · squanderer · neve · spend-all · dingthrift · wastegood · sparkler · splurge
Translations (22)
nl verkwister (one that wastes) · ro risipitoare (one that wastes) · ota خرسز (imperfection in the wick) · hu pazarló (one that wastes) · fi haaskaaja (one that wastes) · fi tuhlaaja (one that wastes) · mi kaihau (one that wastes) · fi vahaa sulattava karren pala (imperfection in the wick) · pl marnotrawczyni (one that wastes) · pl marnotrawca (one that wastes) · fr gaspilleuse (one that wastes) · de Verschwenderin (one that wastes) · ro risipitor (one that wastes) · enm wastour (one that wastes) · es malgastador (one that wastes) · fi tuhlari (one that wastes) · fr gaspilleur (one that wastes) · mk ра́сипник (one that wastes) · bg разточител (one that wastes) · de Verschwender (one that wastes) · fi tuhontekijä (destroyer in Proverbs) · bg прахосник (one that wastes)