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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

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Etymology

Origin of spender

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

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Example Sentences

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spender Spender spenders

It only shows that Wall Street did not treat every large AI spender as a loser.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Public First says it is a counterweight to the other major AI spender, Leading the Future, which is funded by tech titans including a top executive at OpenAI and venture firm Andreessen Horowitz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

One wild-card spender in this campaign is retired businessman Bill Bloomfield, who has put $367,093 into an independent campaign on behalf of Melvoin.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

Burr’s reputation as a notorious womanizer or as a lavish spender who always managed to stay one step ahead of his creditors did not trouble Hamilton.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Spender, who won her seat in 2022, said the party wants to "hear from communities beyond our own that want a voice that genuinely reflects them".

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

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 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

“Will you come quietly, Spender? This is my last offer.”

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

Strong consumer demand is also propping up corporate profits, especially from high-end spenders getting a boost from roaring stocks markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Earnings releases from big AI spenders Microsoft and Alphabet after the close will be scrutinized for signs that the companies’ huge investments in the technology are turning into revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

According to the Ocean framework, extroverts tend to be greater spenders, overconfident and motivated by social goals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

"We see a lot of the traditional big R&D spenders -- pharma, cars, construction -- cutting back on their R&D spend", he noted.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

It will bring a lot of spenders in here that day.

From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Holman Day

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