waster

English

/ˈweɪstə/

noun
Definitions
  • Someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.
  • (dialectal) An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste.
  • A destroyer.
  • An item that is spoiled during its manufacture.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wastere affix from English waste (empty, dejected, barren, dismal).

Origin

English

waste

Gloss

empty, dejected, barren, dismal

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Property

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