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waster [ˈweɪstə] n
1. a person or thing that wastes 2. a ne'er-do-well; wastrel 3. (Business / Commerce) an article spoiled in manufacture ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
waster noun layabout, loser, good-for-nothing, shirker, piker (Austral. & N.Z. slang), drone, loafer, skiver (Brit. slang), idler, ne'er-do-well, wastrel, malingerer, saddo (Brit. slang), bludger (Austral. & N.Z. informal) His brother is just a useless waster. Translations waster [ˈweɪstər] n → bon(ne) m/f à rien waster n → Verschwender(in) m(f); it’s a real time-/money-waster → das ist wirklich Zeit-/Geldverschwendung; she’s a terrible waster of electricity → sie verschwendet schrecklich viel Strom (= good-for-nothing) → Taugenichts m waster [ˈweɪstəʳ] n (good-for-nothing) → perdigiorno m/f; (spendthrift) → sprecone/a waster [ˈweɪstəʳ] n (good-for-nothing) → perdigiorno m/f; (spendthrift) → sprecone/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It shall never be said, whilst I am bailiff of Southampton, that any waster, riever, draw-latch or murtherer came scathless away from me and my posse. Now the son of Tydeus was in pursuit of the Cyprian goddess, spear in hand, for he knew her to be feeble and not one of those goddesses that can lord it among men in battle like Minerva or Enyo the waster of cities, and when at last after a long chase he caught her up, he flew at her and thrust his spear into the flesh of her delicate hand. |
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