The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scattergood \Scat"ter*good`\, n. One who wastes; a spendthrift.
Wiktionary
n. One who wastes; a spendthrift.
WordNet
n. someone who spends money prodigally [syn: spendthrift, spend-all, spender]
Wikipedia
Scattergood is a surname, and may refer to:
- Henry Scattergood, American cricketer
- Ken Scattergood, English footballer
- Polly Scattergood, British singer-songwriter
Usage examples of "scattergood".
Scattergood was in despair, and when Miss Taverner cast an indifferent glance at two hats displayed by a milliner (the one an enchanting Lavinia chip tied down with sarcenet ribbons, and the other a celestial-blue bonnet with a jockey-front edged with honeycomb trimming) and said that she liked neither, her chaperon, seriously alarmed, spoke of sending for Dr.
Scattergood did what she could to induce her to walk out with her and take the air, but Judith felt herself quite unequal to it, and begged with so much earnestness to be left in solitude, that the good lady judged it wisest to humour her, and set off alone to try and find some new publication upon the shelves of the circulating library sufficient enthralling to distract even the most overwrought mind.