squanderer

Example Sentences

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Benjamin Franklin, no squanderer of time, would be impressed by the schedules kept by today's children.

From Time Magazine Archive

There never was such a squanderer of his own immeasurable riches.

From In the Days of Poor Richard by Bacheller, Irving

When it comes to her more valuable products, Nature is not such a reckless squanderer after all.

From Through Nature to God by Fiske, John

True, the picture here is mainly that of confidence that the wife is no squanderer of her husband's goods, but the sweet thought goes far beyond the immediate application.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes by Maclaren, Alexander

I warrant she’s clean out of medicine an money, for she’s a regular squanderer when it comes to makin’ rag rugs.

From Jessica, the Heiress by Raymond, Evelyn