waster
Someone or something that wastesSomeone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.
» What's your favorite time waster?
Womit verschwendest du am liebsten deine Zeit?
Womit verschwendet ihr am liebsten eure Zeit?
Womit verschwenden Sie am liebsten Ihre Zeit?
Meaning
7 sensesSomeone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.
Verschwender, Verschwenderin
(dialectal)An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste.
An item that is spoiled during its manufacture.
(derogatory, slang)An idle, worthless person; a loser.
(obsolete)A destroyer or plunderer.
(obsolete)A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil.
(Scotland, obsolete)A leister; a spear for catching fish.
- someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently
- a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
Examples
3 sentencesWhat's your favorite time waster?
deWomit verschwendest du am liebsten deine Zeit? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
No time-wasters.
It's easy to give out money when it's not yours. That's why the state is the biggest money waster.
deGeld ausgeben ist leicht, wenn es nicht das eigene ist. Deswegen ist der Staat der größte Verschwender. — Waldelfe
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English wastere, waister, wastar, wastour, equivalent to waste + -er. CompareFrom Middle English wastere, waister, wastar, wastour, equivalent to waste + -er. Compare Anglo-Norman wastur, Old French gastëor.
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