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
For the survey, Oxford Road polled 75 marketers on the buy side, including six of the top 10 spenders in podcasting.
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Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Estonia and the other Baltic states are among the highest spenders in NATO on defense developments, but some members, such as Spain, have lagged on meeting those targets.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
No longer a laggard, Germany last year became the fourth-largest military spender in the world.
—Kathleen Collins, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
In terms of long-term strategy, Fairbank wants to win at the top of the credit card market and pursue heavy spenders.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
In a deep dive on Academy’s customer file by trip frequency and average basket, Matuszewski forecasts that the top 10 percent of Academy spenders are poised to grow at an outsized rate.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
It’s calculated per resident, so much like an average, the biggest and smallest spenders can influence the results.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Amazon’s advertising unit on Wednesday introduced its roster of presenting sponsors for the opening season of Prime Video’s NBA coverage, a clutch of top-tier sports spenders that includes the likes of AT&T, Mercedes-Benz and State Farm.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Could a non-blueblood, top-20 spender win in the NIL era with the right coach, right quarterback and right transfer class?
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Estonia and the other Baltic states are among the highest spenders in NATO on defense developments, but some members, such as Spain, have lagged on meeting those targets.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
No longer a laggard, Germany last year became the fourth-largest military spender in the world.
—Kathleen Collins, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
In terms of long-term strategy, Fairbank wants to win at the top of the credit card market and pursue heavy spenders.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
In a deep dive on Academy’s customer file by trip frequency and average basket, Matuszewski forecasts that the top 10 percent of Academy spenders are poised to grow at an outsized rate.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
It’s calculated per resident, so much like an average, the biggest and smallest spenders can influence the results.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Amazon’s advertising unit on Wednesday introduced its roster of presenting sponsors for the opening season of Prime Video’s NBA coverage, a clutch of top-tier sports spenders that includes the likes of AT&T, Mercedes-Benz and State Farm.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Could a non-blueblood, top-20 spender win in the NIL era with the right coach, right quarterback and right transfer class?
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spender
Noun
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When measured by budget deficit – the gap between government spending and revenue – France is also among the most spendthrift in the European Union, according to Eurostat, the bloc’s statistics office.—
Ana Nicolaci da Costa,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Their spending habits were that of a spendthrift, and there was only one parent really making any income.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Show me exactly how to reorganize my day to focus on growth drivers first, which of my tasks are secretly time-wasters dressed as important work, and how to say no to everything else.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 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 3 Nov. 2025.
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