Read full poem →The ruin'd spendthrift, now no longer proud,
Dictionary Entry
Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.
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Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “spendthrift”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Whose beard descending swept his aged breast;
The ruined spendthrift, now no longer proud,
Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed;
Read full poem →To Mrs. Newton, Nov. 23, 1782. On his Poems; severity
of the winter; contrast between a spendthrift and an
Olney cottager; method recommended for settling