"thrifter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈθɹɪftəɹ/ Forms: thrifters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪftə(ɹ) Etymology: From thrift + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|thrift|-er}} thrift + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} thrifter (plural thrifters)
  1. A person who engages in thrifting.

Inflected forms

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