Main Entry: wast·er

Pronunciation: \ˈwā-stər\

Function: noun

Date: 14th century

1 a (1) : one that spends or consumes extravagantly and without thought for the future (2) : a dissolute person b : one that uses wastefully or causes or permits waste <a procedure that is a waster of time> c : one that lays waste : destroyer
2 : an imperfect or inferior manufactured article or object