What does "candlewaster" mean?

One who consumes candles by staying up late reading and studying; a student.

What is a synonym for "candlewaster"?

Common synonyms include: scholar, scholar, student.

Candlewaster

noun

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Noun

1
One who consumes candles by staying up late reading and studying; a student. derogatory, obsolete
"If such a one will smile and stroke his beard, / And, sorrow wag, cry 'hem!' when he should groan, / Patch grief with proverbs, make misfortune drunk / With candle-wasters—bring him yet to me, / And I of him will gather patience."

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scholar scholar student

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"If such a one will smile and stroke his beard, / And, sorrow wag, cry 'hem!' when he should groan, / Patch grief with proverbs, make misfortune drunk / With candle-wasters—bring him yet to me, / And I of him will gather patience."

Etymology

From candle + waster.

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