squanderers

noun

plural of squanderer
as in wastrels
someone who spends money freely or foolishly the elderly woman refused to leave any money to the family's most notorious squanderer

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  1. wastrels
  2. spenders
  3. wasters
  4. high rollers
Noun
  • Foster died destitute in 1864, after falling and injuring himself in the bathroom of a hotel on the Bowery, becoming perhaps the first of many famous wastrels in American popular music.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Definition of wastrels
Noun
  • With regulations to ban teens from social media underway, Myspace will have to pursue a strategy that is inclusive of older users, who are also the primary spenders.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Over two years, these top spenders expanded their overall staff by 10% and boosted entry-level hiring by 12%, defying other reports that college graduates face a barren job market.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of spenders
Noun
  • Include categories for deep work, admin tasks, communication, and time wasters.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of wasters
Noun
  • The best buyers were Russian noblemen, high rollers who used the glossy fur to line the collars of their winter overcoats.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
  • The kind of one-on-one coaching high rollers get at physical tables, in his telling, becomes available to anyone on the site.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Definition of high rollers
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“Squanderers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squanderers. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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