thriftster
English
noun
Definitions
- (slang) A person who buys clothing at thrift shops or otherwise tries to be fashionable on a budget.
Etymology
Suffix from English thrift (gain, prosperity).
Origin
English
thrift
Gloss
gain, prosperity
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dingthrift English
- slipthrift English
- spendthrift English
- thrift English
- thrifter English
- thriftful English
- thrifting English
- thriftless English
- thriftly English
- thrifty English
- thrive English
- unthrift English
- wastethrift English
- thrift Middle English