as in wastrel
someone who spends money freely or foolishly we want you to get a job so that you'll be a waster of your own money and not ours

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Recent Examples on the Web 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 Make sure to send your ballots in for this ridiculous, time waster of a California governor recall election; and also check out Variety’s loads of Emmy content, including our Emmy Extra editions, to fully immerse yourself in the categories before voting! Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Aug. 2021 Family karaoke is another fun time-waster. Nadine Jolie Courtney, Redbook, 16 Aug. 2018 See all Example Sentences for waster 

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“Waster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waster. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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