candlewaster

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candlewaster - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Candlewaster \Can"dle*wast`er\, n.
     One who consumes candles by being up late for study or
     dissipation.
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           A bookworm, a candlewaster.              --B. Jonson.
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