as in wastrel
someone who spends money freely or foolishly
we want you to get a job so that you'll be a waster of your own money and not ours
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Recent Examples of waster
California is moving to outlaw watering some grass that’s purely decorative
Today, the lawn is among the biggest wasters of water in our urban environment — by some estimates accounting for more than half of the gallons used by city residents each year.
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Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
Food waste contributes 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and the United States is the world’s biggest waster.
—Caitlin Babcock, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2024
On a per-person basis, Americans are in the top ranks of global food wasters.
—Corinne Iozzio, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024
The biggest water waster, though, is cleaning during installation and use.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Nov. 2014
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Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
Food waste contributes 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and the United States is the world’s biggest waster.
—Caitlin Babcock, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2024
On a per-person basis, Americans are in the top ranks of global food wasters.
—Corinne Iozzio, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024
The biggest water waster, though, is cleaning during installation and use.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Nov. 2014
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waster
Noun
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He was raised on Chicago’s North Side by a wastrel father and a mother who struggled to put food on their table.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Ridley, traumatized by the cancer death of her mother and considered mostly a wastrel by those around her for pursuing a degree in the dread-inducing major of art history, knows a thing or two about the mythology behind these kindly rainbow-spewing creatures.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
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That is all the more reason the state must get a better handle on its spendthrift ways.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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Who believes that, with the U.S. Congress poring over Epstein's emails, there isn't still more appalling material about Andrew and his spendthrift ex-wife Fergie to be exposed?—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Saudi Arabia is the world’s fifth-biggest military spender, with $64 billion earmarked for defense this year.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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But not all childless people are spenders.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Twenty-six James Bond films (the 25 Eon joints, plus the prodigal Never Say Never Again) are coming to Netflix this month.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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Secrets are revealed, prodigals return, intolerances surface and family bonds are tested.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Waster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waster. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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