Spender

n. one who spends money; one who wastes money, spendthrift

Spender was a BBC television drama set in Newcastle upon Tyne, written by Ian La Frenais and Jimmy Nail, who also starred. The series was produced by Steve Lanning and Martin McKeand. The series was broadcast on BBC between 1991 and 1993. In all, 21 episodes were produced.It focused on the life and exploits of Detective Sergeant Freddie Spender (Nail) who was often chosen to carry out more daring police cases. With his criminal sidekick Stick (Sammy Johnson), Spender was one of the more remarkable TV detectives of the 1990s. The series featured a large amount of back story for the main characters with many episodes dealing with Spender's domestic life, his family and circumstances. Some of the storylines were surprisingly dark; one episode featured the death of Spender's wife at the hands of a ruthless gangster, another on the kidnap of one of his daughters.
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Noun
1. English poet and critic (1909-1995)
(synonym) Stephen Spender, Sir Stephen Harold Spender
(hypernym) poet

Noun
1. someone who spends money prodigally
(synonym) spendthrift, spend-all, scattergood
(hypernym) prodigal, profligate, squanderer
(hyponym) big spender, high roller
(derivation) spend
2. someone who spends money to purchase goods or services
(synonym) disburser, expender
(hypernym) customer, client
(derivation) spend, expend, drop

n. donator, donor, giver, contributor, one who donates, endower, one who bestows or grants, benefactor

(n.)
One who spends; esp., one who spends lavishly; a prodigal; a spendthrift.