Hypertext Webster Gateway: "spendthrift"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spendthrift \Spend"thrift`\, n.
One who spends money profusely or improvidently; a prodigal;
one who lavishes or wastes his estate. Also used
figuratively.
A woman who was a generous spendthrift of life. --Mrs.
R. H. Davis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spendthrift \Spend"thrift\, a.
Prodigal; extravagant; wasteful.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
spendthrift
adj : recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures" [syn:
{extravagant}, {prodigal}, {profligate}]
n : someone who spends money prodigally [syn: {spend-all}, {spender}]
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