as in spendthrifts
someone who spends money freely or foolishly
he's a spender and she's a tightwad, so naturally they quarrel about money a lot
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Recent Examples of spenders
In terms of long-term strategy, Fairbank wants to win at the top of the credit card market and pursue heavy spenders.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
In a deep dive on Academy’s customer file by trip frequency and average basket, Matuszewski forecasts that the top 10 percent of Academy spenders are poised to grow at an outsized rate.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
It’s calculated per resident, so much like an average, the biggest and smallest spenders can influence the results.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Amazon’s advertising unit on Wednesday introduced its roster of presenting sponsors for the opening season of Prime Video’s NBA coverage, a clutch of top-tier sports spenders that includes the likes of AT&T, Mercedes-Benz and State Farm.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
At places like Oklahoma State and Arkansas, which are not among the top spenders in the sport, Traylor’s propensity to beat the bushes as a fundraiser would pay dividends.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The largest outside spenders in the 2014 race were democratic groups.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Google is one of the largest spenders on computing capacity in Silicon Valley, deploying tens of billions of dollars a year for its products and cloud business.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
However, heavy spenders who consistently exceed $3,000 quarterly in dining, airfare, or hotels may find the caps limiting.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
In a deep dive on Academy’s customer file by trip frequency and average basket, Matuszewski forecasts that the top 10 percent of Academy spenders are poised to grow at an outsized rate.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
It’s calculated per resident, so much like an average, the biggest and smallest spenders can influence the results.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Amazon’s advertising unit on Wednesday introduced its roster of presenting sponsors for the opening season of Prime Video’s NBA coverage, a clutch of top-tier sports spenders that includes the likes of AT&T, Mercedes-Benz and State Farm.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
At places like Oklahoma State and Arkansas, which are not among the top spenders in the sport, Traylor’s propensity to beat the bushes as a fundraiser would pay dividends.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The largest outside spenders in the 2014 race were democratic groups.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Google is one of the largest spenders on computing capacity in Silicon Valley, deploying tens of billions of dollars a year for its products and cloud business.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
However, heavy spenders who consistently exceed $3,000 quarterly in dining, airfare, or hotels may find the caps limiting.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spenders
wasters
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Show me exactly how to reorganize my day to focus on growth drivers first, which of my tasks are secretly time-wasters dressed as important work, and how to say no to everything else.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Spenders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spenders. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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