Waster \Wast"er\, n. [OE. wastour, OF. wasteor, gasteor. See
Waste, v. t.]
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1. One who, or that which, wastes; one who squanders; one who
consumes or expends extravagantly; a spendthrift; a
prodigal.
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He also that is slothful in his work is brother to
him that is a great waster. --Prov. xviii.
9.
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Sconces are great wasters of candles. --Swift.
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2. An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to
waste; -- called also a thief. --Halliwell.
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3. A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a
foil.
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Half a dozen of veneys at wasters with a good fellow
for a broken head. --Beau. & Fl.
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Being unable to wield the intellectual arms of
reason, they are fain to betake them unto wasters.
--Sir T.
Browne.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
waster
n 1: someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently [syn: wastrel]
2: a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to; "a
destroyer of the environment"; "jealousy was his undoer";
"uprooters of gravestones" [syn: destroyer, ruiner, undoer,
uprooter]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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