SPENDTHRIFTS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

spendthrifts

noun

plural of spendthrift

as in spenders

someone who carelessly spends money the spendthrift managed to blow all of his inheritance in a single year

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Crucially, the premium push isn't crowding out lower-income spenders.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 2 July 2026
The north London side have been hefty transfer spenders since completing the build of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2019, and such spending had caught up with their bank balance.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 1 July 2026

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