economizers
/ɪˈkɒn.ə.maɪz.ərz/
NOUN
1. People who avoid waste
People who use money, materials, or other resources carefully and avoid unnecessary spending or consumption.
1.1. People who conserve and save resources
People who manage money or resources prudently, make careful use of what they have, and try to prevent unnecessary waste.
Synonyms
- conservers
- savers
- penny-pinchers
Antonyms
- spenders
- wasters
- squanderers
- fritterers
Examples
- Economizers often find practical ways to reduce household energy consumption.
- The economizers carefully managed their supplies during the long expedition.
- As economizers, they preferred repairing old equipment rather than replacing it unnecessarily.
Related Words
- thrifty people
- frugal people
- budgeters
- stewards
- conservationists
- resource managers
1.2. People who are extremely reluctant to spend money
People who are excessively careful with money and reluctant to spend it, sometimes to the point of being considered stingy or miserly.
Synonyms
- cheapskates
- misers
- scrooges
- skinflints
- tightwads
- penny-pinchers
- pikers
Antonyms
- high rollers
- prodigals
- profligates
- spendthrifts
- wastrels
Examples
- The notorious economizers refused to spend money even on small comforts.
- Those economizers always searched for the cheapest option, regardless of quality.
- Their friends jokingly called them scrooges because they rarely paid for anything.
Related Words
- stinginess
- miserliness
- parsimony
- frugality
- thrift
- extravagance