scrimper


scrimp

S0170700 (skrĭmp)intr.v. scrimped, scrimp·ing, scrimps To be very frugal and sparing. scrimped and saved for college tuition.
[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish skrympa, to shrink.]
scrimp′er n.scrimp′y adj.

scrimper

(ˈskrɪmpə) na person who scrimps