waster

Definition

Someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster."
• "Unless the cast was very hot indeed, the steel would refuse to ascend, and a great many wasters were caused thereby."