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wastrel
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someone who spends money freely or foolishly the black sheep of the family, he ended up being a wastrel and a drunkard Synonyms fritterer, high roller, profligate, spender, spendthrift, squanderer, waster, prodigalRelated Words dissipateNear Antonyms cheapskate, miser, niggard, piker, scrooge, skinflint, tightwad; conserver, saverAntonyms economizer, penny-pincher
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