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scrimper

noun

Etymology

From scrimp + -er.

  1. derived from *(s)ker-✻ — “to cut off”
  2. derived from *skrimpaną✻ — “to shrink”
  3. derived from *skrimpan✻
  4. derived from *scrimpan✻
  5. derived from schrimpen — “to shrivel up, wrinkle”
  6. borrowed from scrimp — “meager”
  7. suffixed as scrimper — “scrimp + er”

Definitions

  1. One who scrimps.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA