spendthrift
Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefullySomeone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.
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» Mary is a spendthrift when it comes to money.
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2 sensesSomeone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.
Verschwender, Verschwenderin, Prasser
расточи́тельrastočítelʹ, мотmot, транжи́рtranžír
someone who spends money prodigally
(figuratively)Anything that distributes its attributes profusely, without restraint.
Examples
3 sentencesMary is a spendthrift when it comes to money.
Tom is a spendthrift.
The girl had grown up without any money and when she married she became a spendthrift.
deDas Mädchen war ganz ohne Geld aufgewachsen, und nach ihrer Heirat wurde sie zur Verschwenderin. — Manfredo
Translations
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Origin
From spend + thrift (“(archaic) savings; profits; wealth”).From spend + thrift (“(archaic) savings; profits; wealth”).
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Forms
plural: spendthrifts| Singular | spendthrift |
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regular
Synonyms
22 synonyms- someone who spends money prodigally:spend-allspenderscattergood
Antonyms
5 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsSee also
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