Usually means: Person who inefficiently uses resources.
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  1. candlewaster: Merriam-Webster
  2. candlewaster: Wordnik
  3. candlewaster: Wiktionary
  4. Candlewaster: Dictionary.com
  5. Candlewaster: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  6. candlewaster: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  7. Candlewaster: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  8. candlewaster: FreeDictionary.org
  9. Candlewaster: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  (obsolete, derogatory) One who consumes candles by staying up late reading and studying; a student.

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