What is another word for expender?

Pronunciation: [ɛkspˈɛndə] (IPA)

Synonyms for the word "expender" include spender, squanderer, profligate, lavish, extravagant, prodigal, dissolute, free-spender, wastrel, and spendthrift. A spender is someone who spends money freely and often recklessly. A squanderer is someone who wastes their money on useless things. A profligate is someone who spends money recklessly and extravagantly. Lavish describes someone who spends money excessively in order to create a luxurious or extravagant feel. An extravagant person is someone who spends money excessively and wastefully. A prodigal is someone who is wasteful or extravagant in their spending. A dissolute person is someone who is indulgent and wasteful, especially with regards to money, food, and other pleasures. Free-spenders spend money without considering the consequences, while wastrels are people who squander or waste their resources.

What are the hypernyms for Expender?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Expender

A great expender of energy by reason of the exigencies of flight, it is essentially, chilly creature that it is, better-adapted than any other to the retention of heat.
"The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles"
Jean Henri Fabre

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