Word
squanderer
挥霍者；浪费者
one who squanders
- 1.
One who squanders.
挥霍的人。
挥霍的人。；浪费者；放荡者；[法] 挥霍浪费者
In use
That squanderer spent his entire paycheck in two days.
The city council called the former treasurer a squanderer after the audit revealed the losses.
My roommate is a squanderer who buys expensive electronics and never uses them.
a squanderer of something
用于表示浪费具体资源。
He is a squanderer of money.
他是个挥霍金钱的人。
the squanderer of something
特指某方面的浪费者。
The squanderer of the company's assets was fired.
那个挥霍公司资产的人被解雇了。
a squanderer who verb phrase
用定语从句描述浪费行为。
He is a squanderer who never saves.
他是个从不存钱的挥霍者。
Common mistakes
He is a squanderer money.He is a squanderer of money.
名词后不能直接跟宾语，需用介词 of 连接被浪费的事物。
Don't squanderer your time.Don't squander your time.
squanderer 是名词，不能用作动词；应使用动词 squash or squander。
Connections
Synonyms
- spendthrift
- 挥霍者 · 可互换使用；spendthrift 更侧重花钱无度
- profligate
- 浪荡子 · 语气更强，含道德谴责意味
- waster
- 浪费者 · 较口语化，泛指浪费金钱或资源的人
- prodigal
- 败家子 · 常指离家挥霍后回归的人，有典故意味
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个人把钱像沙子一样撒（squander）掉，他就是挥霍者（squanderer）。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：legal、financial、criticism 该词多用于正式或批评性语境，如法律、财经讨论中，有时也出现在日常批评中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'wanderer' and 'ponderer' share a similar ending spelling and sound with 'squanderer', while 'murderer' rhymes with it.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.