1 (often in compounds) a person or thing that uses too much of sth in an unnecessary way:
He's a time waster. * Many household machines are great energy wasters.
2 (spoken, disapproving) a person who is useless or no good at anything
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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