SPENDTHRIFT

extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift

(adjective) recklessly wasteful; “prodigal in their expenditures”

spendthrift, spend-all, spender, scattergood

(noun) someone who spends money prodigally

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

spendthrift (comparative more spendthrift, superlative most spendthrift)

Improvident, profligate, or wasteful. [from late 16th c.]

Extravagant or lavish.

Antonyms

• frugal

• thrifty

Noun

spendthrift (plural spendthrifts)

Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

Synonyms

• See spendthrift

Antonyms

• miser

• skinflint

Source: Wiktionary

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Spend"thrift`, n.

Definition: 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.

Definition: Prodigal; extravagant; wasteful.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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