- waster
- Wasp as pronouned by Southerners, especially those from East Tennessee.
I sen them wasters up in that thar gum tree.
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Waster — Wast er, n. [OE. wastour, OF. wasteor, gasteor. See {Waste}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, wastes; one who squanders; one who consumes or expends extravagantly; a spendthrift; a prodigal. [1913 Webster] He also that is slothful … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wäster — Wäster... (schwed.), so v. w. West … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
waster — *spendthrift, profligate, prodigal, wastrel Analogous words: idler, loafer, lounger (see corresponding verbs at IDLE): squanderer, dissipater, fritterer (see corresponding verbs at WASTE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
waster — ► NOUN 1) a wasteful person or thing. 2) informal a person who does little or nothing of value … English terms dictionary
waster — [wās′tər] n. a person or thing that wastes; esp., a spendthrift or prodigal; wastrel … English World dictionary
Waster — Infobox Weapon name=Waster caption= From the left: arming sword, longsword, rondel, longsword, falchion. origin= Western Europe type= Practice Weapon is ranged= is bladed=yes is explosive= is artillery= is vehicle= is UK= service= Late Bronze Age … Wikipedia
Wäster — Vorlage:Infobox Fluss/BILD fehltVorlage:Infobox Fluss/DGWK fehltVorlage:Infobox Fluss/QUELLHÖHE fehltKoordinaten fehlen! Hilf mit.Vorlage:Infobox Fluss/EINZUGSGEBIET fehltVorlage:Infobox Fluss/ABFLUSS altVorlage:Infobox Fluss/ABFLUSS fehltVorlage … Deutsch Wikipedia
waster — noun (C) 1 someone who wastes their time, money etc in a stupid way 2 time waster someone or something that uses up too much time: Waiting in lines is such a time waster … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
waster — UK [ˈweɪstə(r)] / US [ˈweɪstər] noun [countable] Word forms waster : singular waster plural wasters British someone or something that wastes time, money, or other valuable things … English dictionary
waster — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
waster — wast|er [ˈweıstə US ər] n 1.) BrE informal someone who you think will never achieve any success in life ▪ All her friends are drunks or wasters. 2.) time/money/energy waster someone or something that does not use time etc carefully or well … Dictionary of contemporary English
