candlewaster

candlewaster
noun
obsolete : one that consumes candles by late study

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Candlewaster — Can dle*wast er, n. One who consumes candles by being up late for study or dissipation. [1913 Webster] A bookworm, a candlewaster. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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