English Explanatory Dictionary

waster

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.
  2. An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste.
  3. A destroyer or plunderer.
  4. An item that is spoiled during its manufacture.
noun
  1. A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil.
  2. A leister; a spear for catching fish.

Pronunciation

/ˈweɪstə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-waster.wav

Word forms

waster wasters wastor wastour

Etymology

From Middle English wastere, waister, wastar, wastour, equivalent to waste + -er. Compare Anglo-Norman wastur, Old French gastëor.

Synonyms

big spender dingthrift neve overspender prodigal profligate saprophage scattergood slipstring slipthrift sparkler spend-all spendthrift splurge splurger squanderer unthrift waster wastegood wastethrift wastrel thief

Derived words

candle-waster oxygen waster time-waster
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