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Meanings of scattergood in English

Portuguese
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Someone who spends money prodigally.

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Synonyms
Examples for "spendthrift"
Examples for "spendthrift"
1
Many Britons regard the EU as an incompetent, spendthrift source of bureaucracy.
Reuters
2
And yes indeed, he really was a spendthrift with his duct tape.
Dearly Devoted Dexter
3
The miser has no friends; but the spendthrift has generally too many.
Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough
4
This spendthrift folly will have to be paid for in the future.
Women's Wild Oats: Essays on the Re-fixing of Moral Standards
5
No more will the Irish offer Aran jumpers to spendthrift American tourists.
The Irish Times
1
The company has not been a prominent political spender up to now.
Reuters
2
This is a wonderful weapon in the hands of a steady spender.
The Silly Syclopedia / A Terrible Thing in the Form of a Literar...
3
If I wasn't developing my business, I probably would be a spender.
The Irish Times
4
Both.With three children it is very difficult not to be a spender!
The Irish Times
5
Are you a saver or a spender?I try to be a saver.
The Irish Times
Usage of scattergood in English
1
A moment later got up Thomas Scattergood, grim and dark of visage.
Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker / Sometime Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel on ...
2
Little Miss Scattergood was Janice's greatest comfort during this time of trial.
Janice Day at Poketown
3
To hear Miz' Scattergood talk, one 'ud think she was traveled, too.
Janice Day at Poketown
4
There were three in the party: Mrs. Morrell, Sally Warner, and Mrs. Scattergood.
The Gray Dawn
5
Mrs. Scattergood tried the latch, but the runesign held it fast.
Runemarks
6
Maddy tried once more to protest, but Mrs. Scattergood was unstoppable.
Runemarks
7
Old Mrs. Scattergood stood up, too, looking through her steel-bowed glasses.
Janice Day at Poketown
8
Her unpopularity, however, made her respond the more quickly to 'Rill Scattergood's advances.
Janice Day at Poketown
9
He allus said 'Rill Scattergood didn't know enough to teach school.
Janice Day at Poketown
10
He can't git along with 'Rill Scattergood, so he won't go to school.
Janice Day at Poketown
11
By the time they reached the river, Adam Scattergood had come to a decision.
Runemarks
12
When she knocked lightly upon the door-frame, Miss Scattergood looked up and saw her.
Janice Day at Poketown
13
So Mrs. Scattergood thought, as she glanced up now and again from her knitting.
Janice Day at Poketown
14
Scattergood.-Well , Ihavenot taken much care of my autograph.
Around the Tea-Table
15
Ye see, they couldn't find that fault with 'Rill Scattergood.
Janice Day at Poketown
16
Wasn't old Mrs. Scattergood almost right when she called him "a gump"?
Janice Day at Poketown
Translations for scattergood
Portuguese
gastão