ECONOMISER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste

Synonyms:

economiser; economizer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("economiser" is a kind of...):

saver (someone who saves (especially money))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "economiser"):

stinter (an economizer who stints someone with something)

Derivation:

economise (use cautiously and frugally)

economise (spend sparingly, avoid the waste of)