spenders

big-time spender

Someone who spends money freely and in great amounts, especially on nonessential things or events. There are a certain few big-time spenders who always come through the casino, so we try to make sure they have the best experience possible.
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the last of the big spenders

An ironic expression used when one is making a small or frugal purchase. Did you just order toast and a water? Wow, the last of the big spenders!
See also: big, last, of, spenders
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

big-time spender

n. someone who spends a lot of money. A big-time spender doesn’t look at the prices on the menu.
See also: spender
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

last of the big spenders, the

A tightwad. This term, often used deprecatingly of oneself, originated in the United States during the 1920s, presumably referring at first to the lavish extravagances of the boom preceding the Great Depression. During the Depression it began to be used ironically and self-deprecatingly, as it still is (for example, “I picked it up at a yard sale—I’m the last of the big spenders”). Possibly by design but more probably by coincidence, the term echoes the much older “After great getters come great spenders,” which originated in the sixteenth century, and “Great spenders are bad lenders,” from the seventeenth century, which became proverbial.
See also: big, last, of
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
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  • big-time spender
  • big spender
  • spender
  • spending money
  • pocket money
  • knight of the road
  • internut
  • mouse potato
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  • go down/take somebody down memory lane
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McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut are the top spenders in the fast-food section while Crowne Plaza, Sheraton and InterContinental appear as top spenders in hotels in 2010.
Study shows top spenders in travel and tourism
Manchester City had been last year's biggest spenders but managed to halve their outlay this year - from almost pounds 13m to less than pounds 6m.
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