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n. One that wastes: a waster of time; a waster of money.

n. One that lays waste; a destroyer: a waster of enemy cities.

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

n. An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste.

n. A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil.

n. One who, or that which, wastes; one who squanders; one who consumes or expends extravagantly; a spendthrift; a prodigal.

n. An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste; -- called also a thief.

n. A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil.

n.

n. A cow or other animal which is wasting away in consequence of tuberculosis.

n. A marasmic infant.

n. One who or that which wastes, squanders, or consumes extravagantly or uselessly; a prodigal; a squanderer.

n. A lawless, thieving vagabond.

n. An excrescence in the snuff of a candle which causes it to waste: otherwise called a thief.

n. That which is wasted or spoiled; an article damaged or spoiled in course of making.

n. plural Tin-plates (sheet-iron tinned) deficient in weight, or otherwise inferior in quality, and which are sorted out from the “primes.” They are used for various purposes which do not require the best quality of stock.

To waste; squander.

n. A wooden sword formerly used for practice by the common people.

n. Same as leister.

n. someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently

n. a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to

"As a bonus, The Wendell Baker Story, an "amiable time-waster," is reviewed on the same page (dots are connected in the opening paragraphs)."

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profligate    prodigal    squanderer   

spendthrift    to play at wasters   

thief   

time-waster   

spendthrift    prodigal    wastrel    lavisher   

eyster    taster   

Spender    jimdandy    set-to    corker    setout    roysterer    worn-out    hoss-thief    spitfire    abuser