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spendthrift
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  1. spendthrift
  2. spendthrift clause
  3. spendthrift trust

spend·thrift

noun \ˈspen(d)-ˌthrift\

Definition of SPENDTHRIFT

: a person who spends improvidently or wastefully
— spendthrift adjective
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Examples of SPENDTHRIFT

  1. <the spendthrift managed to blow all of his inheritance in a single year>

First Known Use of SPENDTHRIFT

1584

Related to SPENDTHRIFT

Synonyms
fritterer, high roller, profligate, spender, prodigal, squanderer, waster, wastrel
Antonyms
economizer, penny-pincher

Rhymes with SPENDTHRIFT

adrift, airlift, blueshift, chairlift, dead lift, downshift, face-lift, forklift, frameshift, gearshift, makeshift, redshift, sealift, shape-shift, shoplift, short shrift, ski lift, snowdrift, spindrift, split shift, stick shift, swing shift, uplift, upshift

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