Dictionary

spender en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈspɛndɚ/ (US)
• /ˈspɛndə/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)péndeti Proto-Italic *pendō Latin pendō Latin expendōbor. Proto-West Germanic *spendōn Old English spendan Middle English spenden Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English spendere English spender Inherited from Middle English spendere, equivalent to spend + -er.

Meanings

1. A person who spends money.

Forms

Antonyms

saver

Deriveds

big spender · last of the big spenders · nonspender

Relateds

spendthrift

Translations (2)

mi kaiwhakapau (A person who spends money) · bg прахосник (A person who spends money)