thrifter

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From thrift +‎ -er.

Noun[edit]

thrifter (plural thrifters)

  1. A person who engages in thrifting.
    • 2007 April 19, Zarah Crawford, “After Lunching, the Ladies Go Shopping”, in New York Times[1]:
      Because the clothing in it has been “presorted,” the designer room offers a perfect initiation for the novice thrifter lacking the confidence, and perhaps the stomach, to comb through the crammed standard-issue.