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timewaster

timewaster is the alternative form 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.

Forms of timewaster

pluraltimewasters

Questions about timewaster

What is timewaster the alternative form of?
Timewaster is the alternative form of time-waster.

Words near timewaster in the dictionary

  1. Timeu
  2. Timeus
  3. timeward
  4. timewarp
  5. timewarps
  6. timewaster
  7. timewasters
  8. timewasting
  9. timewave
  10. timewaves
  11. timeweighted

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