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• spender
  spender

  noun

  a person who spends, especially one who habitually spends excessively or lavishly; spendthrift.
• Spender
  Spender

  noun

  Stephen, 1909–96, English poet and critic.

spender

¹ American  

[spen-der] / ˈspɛn dər /

noun

• spenders
  plural

1. a person who spends, especially one who habitually spends excessively or lavishly; spendthrift.

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Spender ² American  

[spen-der] / ˈspɛn dər /

noun

1. Stephen, 1909–96, English poet and critic.

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Spender ¹ British  

/ ˈspɛndə /

noun

1. Sir Stephen. 1909–95, English poet and critic, who played an important part in the left-wing literary movement of the 1930s. His works include Journals 1939–83 (1985) and Collected Poems (1985)

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spender ² British  

/ ˈspɛndə /

noun

1. a person who spends money in a manner specified

   a big spender

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• spenders
  plural

Etymology

Origin of spender

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at spend, -er ¹

Example Sentences

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spender Spender spenders

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has turned the company into a major spender on AI.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Sam Altman says OpenAI’s top token spender uses 100 billion tokens a month — and is not even the world’s leader.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026

Bloomfield has been a big spender in recent school board election cycles.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

It was the second-biggest spender on ads in the race, trailing Krishnamoorthi’s campaign, which spent $29.1 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

Enough to cover the cost of the drinks plus tip—not too much, but enough to look like a big spender.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

We have gay coffee table books and our shelves are full of queer literature, including my old copies of Baldwin and Spender.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

He was married four times, and leaves behind his wife of Lizzie Spender and four children.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2023

He is survived by his wife, the actress Lizzie Spender, and his four children.

From Reuters ● Apr. 22, 2023

If Harris is the best first-year player in the league, he’s not far ahead of teammate Spender Strider.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2022

“You’re an odd one,” said Spender as the captain walked back down the trail in the warm-blowing wind.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

SpaceX’s results come on the heels of a strong run of earnings reports from big AI spenders or hyperscalers, including Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Moyes, 63, has spoken of the challenge of keeping up with the biggest spenders in the Premier League, with Everton ranking 15th of the current top-flight teams for net spend over the past five years.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

No U.S. league has such a big gap between top and bottom spenders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

A growing sense of fatigue with the artificial intelligence trade and the related arms race is prompting one strategist to advise that investors stick with the so-called picks and shovels rather than the spenders.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

I hate little towns and little spenders and mercerized stockings and cotton lisle next to my skin, and machine-stitched nightgowns.

From The Vertical City by Hurst, Fannie