vt a kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil.
2. waster ·vt an imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste;
called also a thief.
3. waster ·vt one who, or that which, wastes; one who squanders; one who consumes or expends extravagantly; a spendthrift; a prodigal.