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waster
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?we?st?/
- Rhymes: -e?st?(?)
Etymology 1
From Middle English wastere, waister, wastar, wastour, equivalent to waste +? -er. Compare Anglo-Norman wastur, Old French gastëor.
Noun
waster (plural wasters)
- 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.
- He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
- An item that is spoiled during its manufacture.
Synonyms
- (one who spends extravagantly): See Thesaurus:spendthrift
- (imperfection in the wick): thief
Derived terms
- time-waster
Translations
Etymology 2
Unknown
Noun
waster (plural wasters)
- (obsolete, chiefly fencing) A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil.
- (obsolete, Scotland) A leister; a spear for catching fish.
Anagrams
- Waters, Westra, rawest, tawers, waters
Old French
Verb
waster
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of gaster
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sts, *-stt are modified to z, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Descendants
- ? Middle English: wasten
- English: waste
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squanderer
English
Etymology
squander +? -er
Noun
squanderer (plural squanderers)
- Agent noun of squander; one who squanders.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:spendthrift
Anagrams
- quarenders
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