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time-wasters

time-wasters is the plural of time-waster.

Meaning of time-waster

Noun

time-waster (plural time-wasters)

  1. Someone who wastes their own time or the time of others.
    • I showed him round the property thinking he was a prospective buyer, but in fact he was just a time-waster.
  2. (idiomatic, informal) Something unproductive.
    • Email was supposed to improve business efficiency, but all too often it turns out to be a time-waster.
  3. Something which passes the time that may or may not be seen positively.
    • This puzzle book is a good time-waster when my train is late.

Questions about time-wasters

What is time-wasters the plural of?
Time-wasters is the plural of time-waster.

Words near time-wasters in the dictionary

  1. time-varying
  2. time-waiter
  3. time-waiters
  4. time-waste
  5. time-waster
  6. time-wasters
  7. time-wastes
  8. time-wasting
  9. time-watch
  10. time-watches
  11. time-weighted

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