spendthrift

American  

[spend-thrift] / ˈspɛndˌθrɪft /

noun

1. a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; prodigal.

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adjective

1. wastefully extravagant; prodigal.

   Synonyms:

   profligate, improvident, wasteful

spendthrift British  

/ ˈspɛndˌθrɪft /

noun

1. a person who spends money in an extravagant manner

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adjective

1. (usually prenominal) of or like a spendthrift

   spendthrift economies

Etymology

Origin of spendthrift

First recorded in 1595–1605; spend + thrift

Example Sentences

No one today any longer wishes to hear jokes about nagging mothers-in-law, spendthrift wives or old jalopies, and the men and women who once told them to hardy plaudits are now forgotten.

From The Wall Street Journal

Trusts also allow you to put restrictions on how money is spent, which can be important if your heir is a minor child, a spendthrift or someone reliant on public benefits.

From Los Angeles Times

The U.S. government is hardly a spendthrift with arts dollars, but what if it were to pony up for the industry again?

From New York Times

Two curmudgeonly old rivals, reclusive spendthrifts, are marching toward a showdown that a lot of people really wish wasn’t happening.

From New York Times

And the frustrations certainly aren’t new to those fans, who have watched this spendthrift organization reach the postseason just once in the past 22 years.

From Seattle Times