as in spendthrift
someone who spends money freely or foolishly
he's a spender and she's a tightwad, so naturally they quarrel about money a lot
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Recent Examples of spender
In 2025, the average payroll of MLB’s top five spenders was almost five times that of the bottom five, the widest gap the sport has recorded since at least 1985.
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
The Street is simply more apt to reward those spenders with the infrastructure in place to sell excess compute.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 28 May 2026
One of the highest spenders, Amazon, reported spending $26 million on union consultants, the study found.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Among those teams, Boise State was the third-highest spender.
—Shaun Goodwin
may 22, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2026
Sephora’s core loyalty program, Beauty Insider and soon after VIB for the top spenders, launched in 2007.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Uber, a perennial, prolific political spender, seeks to kneecap a longtime foe, the Consumer Attorneys of California, through a measure that would limit the fees attorneys can collect in car crash cases.
—Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
Forest have spent almost £600million in the past five years, according to data collection site Transfermarkt, which is actually more than Villa and places them ninth in the Premier League spenders list over that period.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The stock market gains that Alphabet is producing are not being matched by other big AI spenders such as Microsoft and Facebook parent Meta Platforms, whose stock price plunged by about 6% in extended trading after disclosing an investment strategy being second guessed by investors.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
The Street is simply more apt to reward those spenders with the infrastructure in place to sell excess compute.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 28 May 2026
One of the highest spenders, Amazon, reported spending $26 million on union consultants, the study found.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Among those teams, Boise State was the third-highest spender.
—Shaun Goodwin
may 22, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2026
Sephora’s core loyalty program, Beauty Insider and soon after VIB for the top spenders, launched in 2007.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Uber, a perennial, prolific political spender, seeks to kneecap a longtime foe, the Consumer Attorneys of California, through a measure that would limit the fees attorneys can collect in car crash cases.
—Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
Forest have spent almost £600million in the past five years, according to data collection site Transfermarkt, which is actually more than Villa and places them ninth in the Premier League spenders list over that period.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The stock market gains that Alphabet is producing are not being matched by other big AI spenders such as Microsoft and Facebook parent Meta Platforms, whose stock price plunged by about 6% in extended trading after disclosing an investment strategy being second guessed by investors.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spender
Noun
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The Legislative Analyst’s Office is out with a smashing revelation: the spendthrift state legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom have run up massive deficits that will force the next governor – Democrat, Republican or whatever billionaire Tom Steyer is today – to cut spending dramatically.—
Will Swaim,
Oc Register,
6 May 2026
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These restrictions include spendthrift provisions in trust.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The form asks for the date and time of the watering, along with the waster’s address.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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The state Department of Environmental Protection is responding and will assist in the safe disposal of waster materials generated during the cleanup Morrisey said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Delery ruminates on her wastrel youth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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Twenty-six James Bond films (the 25 Eon joints, plus the prodigal Never Say Never Again) are coming to Netflix this month.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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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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“Spender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spender. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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