Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoestringer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shoestringer
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who has a very tight budget.

Informal

noun

A business, film, etc. operating or produced on a very tight budget.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Shoestringers are more likely to go camping than to pay for hotel rooms."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: shoestring

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

shoestringers (plural)

Questions

What does shoestringer mean?: A person who has a very tight budget.
Where does shoestringer come from?: From shoestring + -er, from the phrase on a shoestring.

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