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Spender vs Spendthrift - What's the difference?

spender | spendthrift |

As nouns the difference between spender and spendthrift

is that spender is donor while spendthrift is someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

As an adjective spendthrift is

wasteful, improvident or profligate.

spender

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (slang) A person who spends money.

    • Antonyms

    * saver

    Derived terms

    * last of the big spenders

    Anagrams

    * English agent nouns

    spendthrift

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * spendthrift trust

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Wasteful, improvident or profligate.
  • Lavish or extravagant.