# waster

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈweɪstə/ · frequency rank #64,831

## Definitions
1. Someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.
2. An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste.
3. A destroyer or plunderer.
4. An item that is spoiled during its manufacture.

## Etymology
From Middle English wastere, waister, wastar, wastour, equivalent to waste + -er. Compare Anglo-Norman wastur, Old French gastëor.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/waster