As nouns the difference between waster and wafter
is that
waster is someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly or
waster can be (obsolete|chiefly|fencing) a kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil while
wafter is (obsolete) armed convoy or escort ship or
wafter can be one who, or that which, wafts.
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
waster English
Etymology 1
Partly from (etyl) wastere, wastour, partly from .
Noun
( en noun)
Someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.
(dialectal) An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste.
Synonyms
* See also
Derived terms
* time-waster
Etymology 2
Origin unknown.
Noun
( en noun)
(obsolete, chiefly, fencing) A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil.
*, II.3.6:
- Or, as they that play at wasters exercise themselves by a few cudgels how to avoid an enemy's blows, let us arm ourselves against all such violent incursions which may invade our minds.
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wafter English
Etymology 1
Alteration of (etyl) waughter'', from (etyl) or (etyl) ''wachter'' (a guard), from ''wachten (to guard)
Noun
( en noun)
(obsolete) Armed convoy or escort ship
(obsolete) An agent of the Crown with responsibility for protecting specific maritime activities, such as shipping or fishing.
Etymology 2
Noun
( en noun)
One who, or that which, wafts.
- Thou wafter of the soul to bliss or bane — Beaumont and Fletcher.
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