Economizer

e·con·o·mize  (-kn-mz)

v. e·con·o·mized, e·con·o·miz·ing, e·con·o·miz·es

v.intr.

1. To practice economy, as by avoiding waste or reducing expenditures.

2. To make economical use of something: "The best that can be said for this method is that it economizes on thought" (Christopher Hitchens).

v.tr.

To use or manage with thrift: the need to economize scarce energy resources.

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e·cono·mizer n.

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Noun

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economizer - a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste economiser saver - someone who saves (especially money) stinter - an economizer who stints someone with something