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spendthrift
CIDE DICTIONARY
spendthrift, n.
One who spends money profusely or improvidently; a prodigal; one who lavishes or wastes his estate. Also used figuratively. [1913 Webster]
"A woman who was a generous spendthrift of life." [1913 Webster]
spendthrift, a.
Prodigal; extravagant; wasteful. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
spendthrift, n. & adj.
--n. an extravagant person; a prodigal.
--adj. extravagant; prodigal.
--n. an extravagant person; a prodigal.
--adj. extravagant; prodigal.
THESAURUS
spendthrift
big-time spender, dissipative, easy come, easy go, extravagant, improvident, incontinent, intemperate, lavish, overgenerous, overlavish, overliberal, penny-wise and pound-foolish, pound-foolish, prodigal, prodigal son, profligate, profuse, spend-all, spender, squanderer, squandering, wasteful, waster, wastethrift, wastrelROGET THESAURUS
spendthrift
Prodigality
N prodigality, prodigence, unthriftiness, waste, profusion, profuseness, extravagance, squandering, malversation, prodigal, spendthrift, waste thrift, losel, squanderer, locust, high roller, prodigal, profuse, thriftless, unthrifty, improvident, wasteful, losel, extravagant, lavish, dissipated, overliberal, full-handed, penny wise and pound foolish, with an unsparing hand, money burning a hole in one's pocket, amor nummi, facile largiri de alieno, wie gewonnen so zerronnen, les fous font les festins et les sages les mangent, spendthrift alike of money and of wit, squandering wealth was his peculiar art.For further exploring for "spendthrift" in Webster Dictionary Online