Definition of Waster
Wast´er
n.
1.
1.
One
who
,
or
that
which
,
wastes
;
one
who
squanders
;
one
who
consumes
or
expends
extravagantly
;
a
spendthrift
;
a
prodigal
.
He
also
that
is
slothful
in
his
work
is
brother
to
him
that
is
a
great
waster
.
- Prov. xviii. 9.
Sconces
are
great
wasters
of
candles
.
- Swift.
2.
An
imperfection
in
the
wick
of
a
candle
,
causing
it
to
waste
; -
called
also
a
thief
.
3.
A
kind
of
cudgel
;
also
,
a
blunt-edged
sword
used
as
a
foil
.
Half
a
dozen
of
veneys
at
wasters
with
a
good
fellow
for
a
broken
head
.
- Beau. & Fl.
Being
unable
to
wield
the
intellectual
arms
of
reason
,
they
are
fain
to
betake
them
unto
wasters
.
- Sir T. Browne.
Related Words
blow
,
consume
,
prodigal
,
profligate
,
squander
,
squanderer
,
ware
,
waste
,
wastrel
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