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Spendthrift vs Overspender - What's the difference?

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Spendthrift is a synonym of overspender.


As nouns the difference between spendthrift and overspender

is that spendthrift is someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully while overspender is one who overspends.

As an adjective spendthrift

is wasteful, improvident or profligate.

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.

    • overspender

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who overspends.
    • A habitual overspender , I came to dread the arrival of my monthly bank statement.

    Synonyms

    * spendthrift