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fritterer

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of fritterer

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

high roller, prodigal, profligate, spender, spendthrift, squanderer, waster, wastrel
Words Related to fritterer

dissipate
Near Antonyms of fritterer

cheapskate, miser, niggard, piker, scrooge, skinflint, tightwad

conserver, saver
Antonyms of fritterer

economizer, penny-pincher

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