"spender" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /spɛndə/ [UK], /spɛndɚ/ [US] Forms: spenders [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English spendere, equivalent to spend + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|spendere}} Middle English spendere, {{suffix|en|spend|er}} spend + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} spender (plural spenders)
  1. A person who spends money. Derived forms: big spender, last of the big spenders Related terms: spendthrift Translations (A person who spends money): прахосник (prahosnik) (Bulgarian), kaiwhakapau (Maori)

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for spender meaning in English (1.8kB)

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