English Explanatory Dictionary

spendthrift

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Improvident, profligate, or wasteful.
  2. Extravagant or lavish.
noun
  1. Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.
  2. Anything that distributes its attributes profusely, without restraint.

Pronunciation

/ˈspɛn(d)θɹɪft/ /ˈspɛn(d)ˌθɹɪft/ en-au-spendthrift.ogg

Word forms

spendthrift more spendthrift most spendthrift spendthrifts

Etymology

From spend + thrift (“(archaic) savings; profits; wealth”).

Synonyms

big spender dingthrift neve overspender prodigal profligate saprophage scattergood slipstring slipthrift sparkler spend-all spendthrift splurge splurger squanderer unthrift waster wastegood wastethrift wastrel

Antonyms

frugal thrifty miser skinflint cheapskate niggard tightwad frugalist husband

Related words

prodigality

Derived words

spendthrift clause spendthriftily spendthriftiness spendthriftism spendthriftness spendthrift provision spendthrift trust spendthrifty
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