n.
Pronunciation: ' w ā -st ə r
Function: 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 waste : DESTROYER
2 : an imperfect or inferior manufactured article or object