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spendthrift

spend·thrift [ spénd thrìft ]


noun  (plural spend·thrifts)
Definition:
 
extravagant spender: somebody who spends money recklessly or extravagantly



adjective 
Definition:
 
wasteful with money: tending to spend money recklessly or extravagantly

[Late 16th century. <spend + thrift in the archaic sense "savings, earnings"]
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