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Meaning of Waster | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈweɪstə

Definitions

  1. A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil.
  2. Someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.
  3. An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste.
  4. A leister; a spear for catching fish.
  5. A destroyer or plunderer.
  6. An item that is spoiled during its manufacture.

Equivalents

العربية المبذّر
Ελληνικά αχαΐρευτος
Español malgastador
Bahasa Indonesia pengabur
Македонски расипник
Nederlands verkwister
Română risipitor

Examples

“He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.”
“Unless the cast was very hot indeed, the steel would refuse to ascend, and a great many wasters were caused thereby.”
“Or, as they that play at wasters exercise themselves by a few cudgels how to avoid an enemy's blows, let us arm ourselves against all such violent incursions which may invade our minds.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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