wasters

noun

plural of waster
as in spenders
someone who spends money freely or foolishly we want you to get a job so that you'll be a waster of your own money and not ours

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Recent Examples of wasters Include categories for deep work, admin tasks, communication, and time wasters. — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wasters
  1. spenders
  2. wastrels
Noun
  • Crucially, the premium push isn't crowding out lower-income spenders.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • The north London side have been hefty transfer spenders since completing the build of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2019, and such spending had caught up with their bank balance.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of spenders
Noun
  • 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 wastrels

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“Wasters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasters. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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