Get to know Waster better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like prodigal or profligate.
Waster in a sentence
Related words
Waster meaning
- Someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.
- An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste.
- A destroyer or plunderer.
Synonyms of Waster
Using Waster
- The main meaning on this page is: Someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly. | An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste. | A destroyer or plunderer.
- Useful related words include: wastrel, prodigal, profligate, squanderer.
- In the example corpus, waster often appears in combinations such as: time waster.
Context around Waster
- Average sentence length in these examples: 15.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 0 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Waster
- In this selection, "waster" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 15.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, energy and fund stand out and add context to how "waster" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an energy waster and campaign fund waster. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "waster" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with waster
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
E-waster with batteries removed. (5 words)
You're now a professional campaign fund waster. (8 words)
When you only need one mug full, however, boiling the kettle can be a bit of an energy waster. (19 words)
An occasional time-waster of mine is to go into random text-only chat rooms and spin a fantasy for a willing woman. (23 words)
Indecision is a great time waster and there are times when you need to let the chips fall where they will. (21 words)
When you only need one mug full, however, boiling the kettle can be a bit of an energy waster. (19 words)
Example sentences (6)
When you only need one mug full, however, boiling the kettle can be a bit of an energy waster.
You're now a professional campaign fund waster.
Designed to be played in portrait mode with minimalist monochromatic visuals, is an excellent, if very challenging, time waster.
Indecision is a great time waster and there are times when you need to let the chips fall where they will.
An occasional time-waster of mine is to go into random text-only chat rooms and spin a fantasy for a willing woman.
E-waster with batteries removed.
Common combinations with waster
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: