spendthrift

spend·thrift

noun \ˈspen(d)-ˌthrift\

Definition of SPENDTHRIFT

: a person who spends improvidently or wastefully

— spendthrift adjective

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

Related Words: dissipate

Near Antonyms: cheapskate, miser, niggard, piker, scrooge, skinflint, tightwad; conserver, saver

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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