Waster vs Thief - What's the difference?
waster | thief |
Someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.
(dialectal) An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste.
(obsolete, chiefly, fencing) A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil.
*, II.3.6:
One who has carried out a theft.
(obsolete) A waster in the snuff of a candle.
In context|obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between waster and thief
is that waster is (obsolete) a kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil while thief is (obsolete) a waster in the snuff of a candle.As nouns the difference between waster and thief
is that waster is someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly or waster can be (obsolete) a kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil while thief is one who has carried out a theft.waster
English
Etymology 1
Partly from (etyl) wastere, wastour, partly from .Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
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* time-wasterEtymology 2
Origin unknown.Noun
(en noun)- 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.
Anagrams
* English agent nouns ----thief
English
Noun
(thieves)- (Bishop Hall)
