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fritterer

8.9

A person who wastes time or money on unimportant things

noun
/ˈfrɪtərər/

: derrochador

Instead of being a fritterer, she learned to prioritize her tasks and budget wisely.

Examples

Don't be such a fritterer with your money!
The manager warned the team not to be fritterers of valuable company time.
As a notorious fritterer, he never managed to save any money for emergencies.
He is a notorious fritterer of time.
As a notorious fritterer, he never managed to save any money for emergencies.
The manager warned the team not to be fritterers of valuable company time.
Instead of being a fritterer, she learned to prioritize her tasks and budget wisely.

Synonyms

guzzler

vsfritterer

Informal

7 5.2

Something that uses a large amount of fuel, power, or data

is about careless small-scale wasting rather than heavy consumption

waster

vsfritterer

Offensive

6 7.2

A person who spends money or time carelessly on unimportant things

is more specific about wasting on unimportant, trivial things

spendthrift

vsfritterer

5 8.5

A person who spends money in a careless, wasteful way

includes wasting of time and small items, not only money

goof-off

vsfritterer

Informal

2 8.6

A person who avoids work and wastes time

also includes careless spending or using up minor resources

futz

vsfritterer

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who wastes time and does little work

is broader, focusing on deliberate wasting of small things as well

profligate

vsfritterer

Formal

1 9.9

A person who spends money or wastes resources and shows little care about right and wrong

is less moralised and focuses on careless wasting of small things

diddler

vsfritterer

Informal

1 9.9

A person who wastes time and does no real work

is similar but adds wasting money and other trivial resources

putterer

vsfritterer

Informal

1 8.9

A person who spends time doing small, unimportant jobs like fixing things in a garden

adds the idea of wasting money or resources, not only time

time bandit

vsfritterer

Offensive

1 8.3

A person or thing that wastes your time, often by interrupting your work

is wider, meaning wasting personal time, money, or small resources

squanderer

vsfritterer

7.5

A person who spends money or time carelessly on things they do not need

is similar but focuses on wasting small or unimportant things

dissipater

vsfritterer

9.6

A person who wastes money and chances by spending too much

is alike but highlights loss on trivial or low value items

spend-all

vsfritterer

Informal

9.4

A person who often buys things they do not need and runs out of money

covers broader wasting beyond money, including trivial uses of time

overspender

vsfritterer

3.9

A person who spends more money than they should

is broader, covering waste of time and small resources too

piddler

vsfritterer

Informal

9.7

A person who wastes time on small unimportant tasks instead of doing useful work

is like this but includes wasting money and other small resources

potterer

vsfritterer

9.9

A person who spends time doing small, unimportant tasks slowly

is focused more on careless use of many minor resources as well

dillydallier

vsfritterer

Informal

8.6

A person who wastes time by being slow to act or decide

also covers careless spending of money or other trivial resources

Antonyms

saver

23 1.4

A person who keeps money for the future instead of spending it

How Wasteful

squanderer

7.5

waster

Offensive

6 7.2

fritterer

8.9

spender

34 2.1

saver

23 1.4

Surface Forms

fritterer singular

fritterers plural

Morphology

fritterer = fritter (transparent) = fritter + er

Agentive '-er' added to the verb 'fritter (away)' yields 'one who fritters' (wastes).

Etymology

Fritterer can also come from the verb fritter away, where fritter gives the idea of 'small bits' or slowly eating something away. A helpful way to remember this sense is to think of taking tiny bites until nothing is left, so a fritterer is someone who wastes time or money on unimportant things.