WASTER Definition & Meaning

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waster

[ wey-ster ]

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noun

a person or thing that wastes time, money, etc.
a piece of ceramic ware warped, cracked, or melted during firing.
a spendthrift or wastrel.
a destroyer:
The Vandals were wasters of cities.
Chiefly British. wastrel ( def 2 ).

waster

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noun

a person or thing that wastes
a ne'er-do-well; wastrel
an article spoiled in manufacture

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of waster¹

1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French wastere, wastour ( -or ² ); later understood as waste + -er ¹

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Today, the lawn is among the biggest wasters of water in our urban environment — by some estimates accounting for more than half of the gallons used by city residents each year.

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West in efforts to crack down on water wasters.

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And it doesn’t have to be another unending time waster or money pit project.

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The other countries in the top five wasters have also been slow even to set a baseline to measure progress.

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But why does accessing a newspaper have to be so frustrating, and such a time waster?

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