WASTERS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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spenders

Noun

With the four big AI spenders forecasting as much as $725 billion in capital expenditures this year, and even more expected in 2027, the outlays are sucking up a larger proportion of free cash flow and prompting them to take on more debt.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
In 2025, the average payroll of MLB’s top five spenders was almost five times that of the bottom five, the widest gap the sport has recorded since at least 1985.

— Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026