spender

S1P3E1N1D2E1R1
UK/ˈspɛndə/US/ˈspɛndɚ/

noun

A person who spends money.

Similar
spendthriftspend-allscattergooddisburserexpender
Opposite
saver
OriginMiddle English spendere ← Old English spendan ← Proto-West Germanic *spendōn →
UncommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

spender1

nounspender (plural spenders)

plural spenders

  1. A person who spends money.

Spender2

proper noun
  1. A surname

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
saver

nounsomeone who spends money prodigally

Similar
spendthriftspend-allscattergood
Broader
prodigalprofligatesquanderer

nounsomeone who spends money to purchase goods or services

Similar
disburserexpender
Broader
customerclient
Also see
disburserexpenderscattergoodspend-allspendthrift

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(s)pend-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)péndeti
  8. Proto-Italic*pendō
  9. Latinpendō
  10. Latinexpendō
  11. Proto-West Germanic*spendōn
  12. Old Englishspendan
  13. Middle Englishspenden
  14. Middle Englishspendere
  15. Englishspender

Inherited from Middle English spendere, equivalent to spend + -er.

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Translations

Bulgarian прахосник
  • прахосник (prahosnik)A person who spends money
Māori kaiwhakapau
  • kaiwhakapauA person who spends money

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

respendpresend
Cite this entry
APA

spender. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spender

MLA

“spender.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spender. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spender,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spender.

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