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Economizer

noun
1.
A frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste.  Synonym: economiser.






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"Economizer" Quotes from Famous Books



... considered in the chapter dealing with our statesmen, but let us pause for a moment here to speak of his inventions. One of them, the Franklin stove, is still in use in hundreds of old houses, and as an economizer of fuel has never been surpassed; another was the lightning-rod. He introduced the basket willow, the water-tight compartment for ships, the culture of silk, the use of white clothing in hot weather, and the use of oil to quiet a tempest-tossed sea. From none of his inventions did he seek ...
— American Men of Mind • Burton E. Stevenson



Words linked to "Economizer" :   economize, stinter, saver



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