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
Heavy discounting from the likes of Burberry and Gucci in the past has left them struggling to regain their status among high spenders.
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Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Compared to some of the more extravagant spenders on The Forbes 400—such as Larry Ellison buying an entire Hawaiian island or Mark Zuckerberg taking over half of Palo Alto—Musk isn’t much into real estate these days.
—John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Liverpool weren’t the highest spenders on a net basis.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 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
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
Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Compared to some of the more extravagant spenders on The Forbes 400—such as Larry Ellison buying an entire Hawaiian island or Mark Zuckerberg taking over half of Palo Alto—Musk isn’t much into real estate these days.
—John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Liverpool weren’t the highest spenders on a net basis.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spenders
wasters
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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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“Spenders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spenders. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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