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shoestringer

shoestringer noun: a person who has a very tight budget.

Noun

shoestringer (plural shoestringers)

  1. (informal) A person who has a very tight budget.
    • Shoestringers are more likely to go camping than to pay for hotel rooms.
  2. (informal) A business, film, etc. operating or produced on a very tight budget.

Forms of shoestringer

pluralshoestringers

Origin of shoestringer

From shoestring + -er, from the phrase on a shoestring.

Questions about shoestringer

What does shoestringer mean?
Shoestringer means a person who has a very tight budget.
What part of speech is shoestringer?
Shoestringer is a noun.
What is the plural of shoestringer?
The plural of shoestringer is shoestringers.

Words near shoestringer in the dictionary

  1. shoestring neckties
  2. shoestring root rot
  3. shoestring tackle
  4. shoestring tackles
  5. shoestringed
  6. shoestringer
  7. shoestringers
  8. shoestringing
  9. shoestrings
  10. shoeth
  11. shoetie

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