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Squanderer

One who squanders.

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Broader term 1

Consumer 76% connected

One who, or that which, consumes; as, the consumer of food.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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

Narrower term 5

Scattergood 76% connected

One who wastes; a spendthrift.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Spender 76% connected

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

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Spendthrift 76% connected

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

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Waster 76% connected

One who, or that which, wastes; one who squanders; one who consumes or expends extravagantly; a spendthrift; a prodigal.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Wastrel 76% connected

Any waste thing or substance

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Derivationally related 4

Blow 74% connected

To flower; to blossom; to bloom.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Blow 74% connected

To flower; to blossom; to bloom.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Squander 74% connected

To scatter; to disperse.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Squander 74% connected

To scatter; to disperse.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Prodigal 92% connected

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

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.

Profligate 92% connected

Overthrown; beaten; conquered.

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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