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Spender

One who spends; esp., one who spends lavishly; a prodigal; a spendthrift.

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Broader term 5

Client 76% connected

A citizen who put himself under the protection of a man of distinction and influence, who was called his patron.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Customer 76% connected

One who collect customs; a toll gatherer.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Prodigal 76% connected

Given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other things without necessity; recklessly or viciously profuse; lavish; wasteful; not frugal or…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Profligate 76% connected

Overthrown; beaten; conquered.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Squanderer 76% connected

One who squanders.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 4

Disburse 74% connected

To pay out; to expend; -- usually from a public fund or treasury.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Disburse 74% connected

To pay out; to expend; -- usually from a public fund or treasury.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Spend 74% connected

To weigh or lay out; to dispose of; to part with; as, to spend money for clothing.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Spend 74% connected

To weigh or lay out; to dispose of; to part with; as, to spend money for clothing.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Disburser 92% connected

One who disburses money.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Scattergood 92% connected

One who wastes; a spendthrift.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Spendthrift 92% connected

One who spends money profusely or improvidently; a prodigal; one who lavishes or wastes his estate. Also used figuratively.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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