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
On a gross basis, Villa were the Premier League’s lowest spenders.
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Top spenders included brands across the automotive, insurance, retail, technology and quick-service restaurant categories.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
In recent years, the prodigal spenders at the big Hollywood movies studios were always good for a zero-hour buy.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Other divisions see high spenders, but not the highest, leading.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
In truth, the University of Alabama couldn't compete in the new landscape financially, falling way behind major spenders in the Big Ten and the state of Texas.
—Andrew Hughes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The Indiana Energy Association, which represents utilities, was the top spender this past session on gifts and entertainment.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
Despite the team’s paltry payroll, Miami outperformed many of the league’s highest spenders during its midseason turnaround.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
Gilbert Public Schools, Sunnyside Unified School District and Scottsdale Unified School District topped the list of spenders, each allocating hundreds of thousands for the technology.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Top spenders included brands across the automotive, insurance, retail, technology and quick-service restaurant categories.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
In recent years, the prodigal spenders at the big Hollywood movies studios were always good for a zero-hour buy.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Other divisions see high spenders, but not the highest, leading.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
In truth, the University of Alabama couldn't compete in the new landscape financially, falling way behind major spenders in the Big Ten and the state of Texas.
—Andrew Hughes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The Indiana Energy Association, which represents utilities, was the top spender this past session on gifts and entertainment.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
Despite the team’s paltry payroll, Miami outperformed many of the league’s highest spenders during its midseason turnaround.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
Gilbert Public Schools, Sunnyside Unified School District and Scottsdale Unified School District topped the list of spenders, each allocating hundreds of thousands for the technology.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spender
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
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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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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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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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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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“Spender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spender. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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