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Webster 1913 Edition
Waster
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
. Halliwell.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Waster
WASTER
,Noun.
1.
One who is prodigal; one who squanders property; one who consumes extravagantly or without use.He also that is slothful in his work, is brother to him who is a great waster. Proverbs 18.
Sconces are great wasters of candles.
2.
A kind of cudgel.