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fritterer

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someone who spends money freely or foolishly a wastrel who had the dubious distinction of being the drunken fritterer of one of the largest fortunes ever amassed in America Synonyms of fritterer prodigal, high roller, profligate, spender, spendthrift, squanderer, waster, wastrelWords Related to fritterer dissipateNear Antonyms of fritterer cheapskate, miser, niggard, piker, scrooge, skinflint, tightwad; conserver, saverAntonyms of fritterer economizer, penny-pincher

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