Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frugalist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fru-gal-ist
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who acts or lives frugally.

Example Sentences

"Who says the marked price is the price you must pay?" asks the frugalist at his blog."

Etymology

From frugal + -ist. Piecewise doublet of frugalista.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: frugal

Inflected Forms

frugalists (plural)

Questions

What does frugalist mean?: A person who acts or lives frugally.
Where does frugalist come from?: From frugal + -ist. Piecewise doublet of frugalista.

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