squanderer

noun

Definition of squanderernext
as in spendthrift
someone who spends money freely or foolishly the elderly woman refused to leave any money to the family's most notorious squanderer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squanderer
  1. spendthrift
  2. wastrel
  3. prodigal
  4. waster
  5. spender
Noun
  • To be a valid spendthrift trust in Illinois, three factors must be met.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The split screen of Bezos and his spendthrift wife, Lauren Sánchez, frolicking everywhere — including Paris Fashion Week — while the tech mogul defiles the crown jewel nurtured by Ben Bradlee and Kay Graham is sickening.
    — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2026
Definition of spendthrift
Noun
  • Only his father’s respectability, and perhaps his odd Motown accent, spared him from getting cussed out by bridesmaids at society weddings as a wastrel and drunkard, a shameless woman-wrapper.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Foster died destitute in 1864, after falling and injuring himself in the bathroom of a hotel on the Bowery, becoming perhaps the first of many famous wastrels in American popular music.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Definition of wastrel
Noun
  • Twenty-six James Bond films (the 25 Eon joints, plus the prodigal Never Say Never Again) are coming to Netflix this month.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Secrets are revealed, prodigals return, intolerances surface and family bonds are tested.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Definition of prodigal
Noun
  • The form asks for the date and time of the watering, along with the waster’s address.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
  • The state Department of Environmental Protection is responding and will assist in the safe disposal of waster materials generated during the cleanup Morrisey said.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of waster
Noun
  • Airlines have been adding new lounges, extra premium seats and more international routes to lure those high-spenders.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026
  • And the spenders have, by and large, been the only ones with a true shot at the championship.
    — Molly Geary, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of spender
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“Squanderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squanderer. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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