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Definition of time-waster noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

time-waster

noun
 
/ˈtaɪm weɪstə(r)/
 
/ˈtaɪm weɪstər/
(disapproving)
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  1. a person or an activity that wastes time
    • Ambulance service managers say that time-wasters are holding up genuine emergency calls.
    • One of the biggest time-wasters I can think of involves trying to remember or find a username and password for a particular website.
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