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adjective

Definition of spendthriftnext
as in wasteful
given to spending money freely or foolishly spendthrift consumers had amassed a mountain of debt on their credit cards

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spendthrift

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noun

as in spender
someone who carelessly spends money the spendthrift managed to blow all of his inheritance in a single year

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