Spendthrift
noun
1.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; prodigal.
adjective
2.
wastefully extravagant; prodigal.
noun
1.
a person who spends money in an extravagant manner
adjective
2.
(usually prenominal) of or like a spendthrift: spendthrift economies
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