·vt A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil.
II. Waster ·vt An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste;
— called also a thief.
III. Waster ·vt One who, or that which, wastes; one who squanders; one who consumes or expends extravagantly; a spendthrift; a prodigal.