spender

spender — noun

1. someone who uses their money to buy things or pay for services, often in a way t

1.名詞B1
釋義

someone who uses their money to buy things or pay for services, often in a way that people notice or describe — for example, a big spender spends freely, while a frugal spender watches every dollar.

例句

Christopher is a generous spender who often treats his coworkers to lunch.

adjective + spender describing spending style

As a careful spender, Camille always waits for seasonal sales before buying new clothes.

同義詞
  • spendthrift

    strongly negative connotation; describes someone who wastes money

  • consumer

    neutral, broad economic term; not focused on personal habit

  • shopper

    focuses on the act of buying, not the tendency to spend

反義詞
  • saver

    someone who keeps money rather than spending it

  • miser

    negative; someone who hates spending even when necessary

文法句型

adjective + spender

用法筆記

Spender almost always appears with an adjective (big, careful, generous, impulsive, light) that describes the person's spending habits. On its own without a modifier, it sounds incomplete in most contexts.

常見錯誤

❌She is a spender.
✅She is a big spender.
💡'spender' alone sounds unnatural; a modifier is almost always needed.
❌He is a spender of money.
✅He is a generous spender.
💡the phrase 'spender of + noun' is non-standard in modern English.

spender — noun

1. Stephen Harold Spender (1909–1995), an English poet, essayist, and literary crit

1.名詞
釋義

Stephen Harold Spender (1909–1995), an English poet, essayist, and literary critic associated with the left-wing literary movement of the 1930s.

例句

Spender's 1930s poetry explored political themes such as class struggle and the Spanish Civil War, alongside questions of personal identity.

Students read Spender alongside Auden and Orwell in their modern literature class.

grouped with other 1930s literary figures

用法筆記

This biographical sense refers to the person, not the common noun meaning 'one who spends'. In context, the capitalized surname Spender makes the reference clear.