big spender

noun

: a person who spends lots of money
The restaurant gives the big spenders special treatment.

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Milwaukee wasn’t a big spender, itself, ranking 19th in payroll. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026 The hedge-fund magnate is worth about fifty billion dollars and is an unabashed big spender—from pièds-a-terre to politics. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 16 June 2026 Bloomfield has been a big spender in recent school board election cycles. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 This was ahead of the previous big spender, DAZN, which will account for 22%, followed by YouTube TV (14%), Paramount+ (8%) and Netflix (5%). — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for big spender

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“Big spender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20spender. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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