Definition of WASTER

waster

Meanings

Plural: wasters

Noun

  • someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently
  • a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
  • Someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.
  • An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste.
  • A destroyer or plunderer.
  • An item that is spoiled during its manufacture.
  • A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil.
  • A leister; a spear for catching fish.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 9

waster is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
waster is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 9

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