wast·er

[wey-ster]
noun
1.
a person or thing that wastes time, money, etc.
2.
a piece of ceramic ware warped, cracked, or melted during firing.
3.
a spendthrift or wastrel.
4.
a destroyer: The Vandals were wasters of cities.
5.
Chiefly British, wastrel ( def 2 ).

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French wastere, wastour (see -or2); later understood as waste + -er1

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waster (ˈweɪstə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a person or thing that wastes
2.  a ne'er-do-well; wastrel
3.  an article spoiled in manufacture

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Example sentences
She doesn't want to waster her time teaching something they can and should look up.
These forms were identified by a study of the sherds from a preliminary test hole of the site's waster pile.
If you suspect you have a phantom water waster on your property, follow these tips to find the culprit.
Water using for drinking or irrigation is contaminated when such waster seeps into the ground.
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