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Squanderer

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profligatenounInclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
prodigalnounWastefully extravagant.

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prodigalnounA prodigal person; a spendthrift; a wastrel.
profligatenounAn overly wasteful or extravagant individual.
spendthriftynounspendthrift; prodigal
deadbeatnoun(derogatory) A lazy or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support.
spendthriftnounSomeone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.
schnorrernounsponger (person who takes advantage of the generosity of others)
freeloadernoun(colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.
thriftlessnessnounThe property of being thriftless.
profligatenessnounThe state or condition of being profligate; wastefulness.
epithitenoun(obsolete) A lazy, worthless fellow; a vagrant.
bailoutsnounA rescue, especially a financial rescue.
taxpayernounA person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax.
selfish personnouna person who is unusually selfish
wastrelnoun(countable, dated) One who is profligate, who wastes time or resources extravagantly.
moneygrubbernounA person who is avariciously and greedily intent on accumulating money.
moochernoun(chiefly derogatory) A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.
ingratenounAn ungrateful or unpleasant person.
draffynoun(obsolete) consisting of, or worthy of, the dregs, i.e. worthless
prodigencenoun(archaic) wastefulness; profusion
offscumnounRefuse; scum.

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