Meaning of SPENDTHRIFT
| Pronunciation: | | 'spend`thrift
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- [n] someone who spends money prodigally
- [adj] recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures"
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| | Synonyms: | | extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spend-all, spender, wasteful |
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| | See Also: | | big spender, fungi, high roller, prodigal, profligate, squanderer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Spend"thrift`\, n.
One who spends money profusely or improvidently; a prodigal;
one who lavishes or wastes his estate. Also used
figuratively.
A woman who was a generous spendthrift of life. --Mrs.
R. H. Davis.
\Spend"thrift\, a.
Prodigal; extravagant; wasteful.
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