Wastrel
Wastrel noun - Someone who spends money freely or foolishly.
Usage example: the black sheep of the family, he ended up being a wastrel and a drunkard
Waster
Waster noun - Someone who spends money freely or foolishly.
Usage example: we want you to get a job so that you'll be a waster of your own money and not ours
Wastrel is a synonym for waster in save topic. You can use "Wastrel" instead a noun "Waster", if it concerns topics such as spendthrift. literary substitute
Mutual synonyms
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