shoestringer

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noun

A person who has a very tight budget.

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

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Meanings

nounshoestringer (plural shoestringers)

plural shoestringers

  1. informalA person who has a very tight budget.

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

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

Origin

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

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APA

shoestringer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoestringer

MLA

“shoestringer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoestringer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shoestringer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoestringer.

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