spendthrift
[spend-thrift]
- a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; prodigal.
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- wastefully extravagant; prodigal.
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Origin of spendthrift
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Related Words for spendthrift
waster, wastrel, prodigal, sport, profligate, spender, squanderer, improvident, imprudent, dissipater, high-rollerExamples from the Web for spendthrift
Contemporary Examples of spendthrift
“We are, both you and I, equally thoughtless, spendthrift and extravagant … We are damned poor,” he wrote her in 1898.
Despite all this, Andrew still allows the spendthrift Fergie, NFI at the Royal Wedding, to live with him when she is England.
If this is a pinchpenny conservative, what is a spendthrift liberal?
Historical Examples of spendthrift
He had acquired this from his mother's teachings and his father's spendthrift ways.
The Boy Life of NapoleonEugenie Foa
The three distinguished characters were a spendthrift, a bailiff, and a dun.
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
In his youth he was a spendthrift and paid no heed to his property.
The Chinese Fairy BookVarious
As you say, he seemed to be a ruler, but was only a spendthrift.
The RepublicPlato
Even then, his style should not be the spendthrift waste they say he is fond of.
Sir Jasper CarewCharles James Lever
spendthrift
- a person who spends money in an extravagant manner
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- (usually prenominal) of or like a spendthriftspendthrift economies
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Word Origin for spendthrift
C17: from spend + thrift
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