waster

ˈweɪstər

Definition

Definition of waster - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

squanderer

Rare

person who squanders resources or time carelessly

Rare

He's known as a waster of opportunities.

prodigal

spendthrift

squanderer

manufacturing

Rare

item spoiled during its manufacture

Rare

The factory had to discard the waster.

reject

scrap

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Expressions with waster

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time waster

person or thing that uses time inefficiently

Social media can be a major time waster if not used wisely.

Origin of waster

Old French, gaster (to waste)

Terms with waster included in their meaning

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dallier

time waster

individual who spends time idly

diddler

time-waster

person who engages in trivial activities

dilly-dallier

time waster

person who wastes time by being indecisive

dingthrift

resource waster

person who wastes resources

piddler

time-waster

person who wastes time on unimportant things

time burglar

time waster

something that consumes a lot of time unproductively

wastethrift

resource waster

someone who wastes resources

Examples of waster in a sentence

He's a notorious waster of his inheritance.
The waster was identified during quality checks.
They reduced costs by minimizing the waster.

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French:gaspilleur, déchet, ...
German:Verschwender, Ausschuss, ...
Italian:sperperatore, prodotto difettoso, ...
Spanish:desperdiciador, desperdicio, ...
Portuguese:desperdiçador, defeito de produção, ...
Chinese:挥霍者, 废品, ...
Japanese:無駄にする人, 不良品, ...
Arabic:مُبَذِّر, مُنْتَج مَعِيب, ...
Hebrew:בַּזְבְּזָן, פְּרִיט פָּגוּם, ...
Russian:расточитель, брак, ...
Ukrainian:марнотратник, бракований виріб, ...
Hindi:अपव्ययी, वेस्टर, ...
Bengali:অপচয়কারী, ওয়েস্টার, ...
Catalan:malgastador, rebuig, ...
Czech:marnotratník, zmetek, ...
Danish:sløser, spildprodukt, ...
Dutch:verspiller, afgekeurde, ...
Greek:σπάταλος, ελαττωματικό προϊόν, ...
Hungarian:tékozló, selejt, ...
Khmer:អ្នកខ្ជះខ្ជាយ, ផលិតផលខូច, ...
Korean:낭비하는 사람, 불량품, ...
Persian:هدر دهنده, ضایعات, ...
Polish:marnotrawca, odpad produkcyjny, ...
Portuguese (BR):desperdiçador, produto defeituoso, ...
Romanian:risipitor, produs defect, ...
Swedish:slarver, förstört föremål, ...
Thai:คนสิ้นเปลือง, สิ่งของที่เสียหายระหว่างการผลิต, ...
Turkish:müsrif, hatalı ürün, ...
Vietnamese:người phung phí, vật phẩm bị hỏng, ...

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