Antonyms for spendthrift
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : spend-thrift |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɛndˌθrɪft |
Definition of spendthrift
Origin :- c.1600, from spend + thrift in sense of "savings, profits, wealth." Replaced earlier scattergood (1570s) and spend-all (1550s).
- noun person careless with money
- He had acquired this from his mother's teachings and his father's spendthrift ways.
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- The three distinguished characters were a spendthrift, a bailiff, and a dun.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- In his youth he was a spendthrift and paid no heed to his property.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- As you say, he seemed to be a ruler, but was only a spendthrift.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- Even then, his style should not be the spendthrift waste they say he is fond of.
- Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever
- A man, he judged, of spendthrift generosity, a prodigal of himself.
- Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
- "He is a spendthrift; he cannot be trusted," said his sister, who loves him dearly.
- Extract from : « Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess » by Henry W. Fischer
- I can see in him but youth wasted, and the prodigal of that is spendthrift indeed.
- Extract from : « Gilian The Dreamer » by Neil Munro
- You talk as if a miser on Monday were always a spendthrift on Tuesday.
- Extract from : « The Wisdom of Father Brown » by G. K. Chesterton
- "He talks as if he knew a thing or two," muttered the spendthrift to himself.
- Extract from : « Young Captain Jack » by Horatio Alger and Arthur M. Winfield
Synonyms for spendthrift
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