waster

noun

wast·​er ˈwā-stər 

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

Synonyms

• fritterer
• high roller
• prodigal
• profligate
• spender
• spendthrift
• squanderer
• wastrel

Examples of waster in a Sentence

He has been called a waster of taxpayers' money.

He thinks every meeting is a big time waster.

Recent Examples on the Web

On a per-person basis, Americans are in the top ranks of global food wasters. —Corinne Iozzio, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024

When the city of Sacramento decided to crack down on water wasters in late March, inspectors handed out more than 350 citations in less than two days. —Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024

The company has no use for delegators and money wasters. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2023

Director and co-founder of the Work Time Reduction Center Of Excellence Joe O’Connor tells PBS companies can cut work hours and maintain productivity by fixing time-wasters like overlong meetings, inefficient processes and other workplace distractions. —Emily Washburn, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Kids Definition

waster

noun

wast·​er ˈwā-stər 

: one that uses or uses up carelessly or needlessly