spendthrift vs squanderer
squanderer vs spendthriftspendthrift and squanderer both are nouns.
spendthrift is an adjective but squanderer is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spendthrift | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| squanderer | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
squanderer is a hypernym of
spendthrift; that is, squanderer is a
word with a broader meaning than spendthrift:
- spendthrift: someone who spends money prodigally
- squanderer: a recklessly extravagant consumer
Other hypernyms of spendthrift include
prodigal, profligate.
| spendthrift (noun) | squanderer (noun) |
|---|---|
| someone who spends money prodigally | a recklessly extravagant consumer |
| spendthrift (adjective) | squanderer (adjective) |
|---|---|
| recklessly wasteful |
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