Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squanderer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: squan-der-er
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who squanders.

Example Sentences

"How important can the greenhouse effect, biodiversity or future worldwide timber shortages seem to a third-worlder, for example? It would be wrong to think of this third-worlder as irresponsible or as a squanderer of resources before serious steps are taken towards solving the well-known and much worse problem of resource squandering and environmental irresponsibility in the developed nations."

Etymology

From squander + -er.

Inflected Forms

squanderers (plural)

Synonyms

prodigal profligate

Questions

What does squanderer mean?: One who squanders.
Where does squanderer come from?: From squander + -er.

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