Stinter

stint ¹  (stnt)

v. stint·ed, stint·ing, stints

v.tr.

1. To restrict or limit, as in amount or number; be sparing with.

2. Archaic To cause to stop.

v.intr.

1. To subsist on a meager allowance; be frugal.

2. Archaic To stop or desist.

n.

1. A length of time spent in a particular way: a two-year stint in the military.

2. A fixed amount or share of work allotted. See Synonyms at task.

3. A limitation or restriction: working without stint.

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[Middle English stinten, to cease, from Old English styntan, to blunt.]

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stinter n.

stinting·ly adv.

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stint ²  (stnt)

n.

Any of several small sandpipers of the genera Erolia or Calidris, of northern regions.

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[Middle English stint, from Old English.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stinter - an economizer who stints someone with something economiser, economizer - a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste