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
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.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wasters
spenders
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Thousands of players entered the portal this cycle and the sport’s biggest opportunists (and spenders) were active early.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Many of the economy’s highest spenders fall relatively neatly into demographic age groups with predictable consumption habits.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Wasters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasters. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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