as in spendthrift
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
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Noun
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Republicans should make liberals justify their own spendthrift ways, rather than playing defense.—
Erick Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025 -
The last generation’s spendthrifts have become this generation’s scolds, as controversies recur over the same parcels of land with new names in the old roles.—
Andrew Rice,
Curbed,
26 June 2025
Noun
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It was taken in July 2022 at the Edgewood Tahoe Resort, during an annual tournament where high rollers at the property’s casino are rewarded for their questionable impulses by being paired on the course with celebrities.—
DAVID AMSDEN,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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Now, nearly a decade later, that early vision of a resort hotel that would cater, first and foremost to the casino’s high rollers, devoted players and out-of-towners, has arrived.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Secrets are revealed, prodigals return, intolerances surface and family bonds are tested.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2025
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The food today is extraordinarily good and prodigal.—
Jeff Kleinman,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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He was raised on Chicago’s North Side by a wastrel father and a mother who struggled to put food on their table.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Ridley, traumatized by the cancer death of her mother and considered mostly a wastrel by those around her for pursuing a degree in the dread-inducing major of art history, knows a thing or two about the mythology behind these kindly rainbow-spewing creatures.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Who is a time waster and who is your next biggest client?—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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For example, default settings for focus time added blocking of sites in the categories Shopping, Tabloids, and Time wasters.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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On a gross basis, Villa were the Premier League’s lowest spenders.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Top spenders included brands across the automotive, insurance, retail, technology and quick-service restaurant categories.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Fritterer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fritterer. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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