as in spendthrifts
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 spenders
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
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
The fit in Boston isn't perfect, but the Red Sox are motivated spenders this offseason after losing the sweepstakes forfree-agentt slugger Juan Soto.
—Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
In this context, luxury spenders are particularly selective.
—Mimosa Spencer, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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
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
The fit in Boston isn't perfect, but the Red Sox are motivated spenders this offseason after losing the sweepstakes forfree-agentt slugger Juan Soto.
—Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
In this context, luxury spenders are particularly selective.
—Mimosa Spencer, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Spenders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spenders. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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