wastrel

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of WASTREL

someone who spends money freely or foolishly <the black sheep of the family, he ended up being a wastrel and a drunkard>

Synonyms fritterer, high roller, profligate, spender, spendthrift, squanderer, waster, wastrel

Related Words dissipate

Near Antonyms cheapskate, miser, niggard, piker, scrooge, skinflint, tightwad; conserver, saver

Antonyms economizer, penny-pincher

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