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nounthrifter (plural thrifters)
plural thrifters
- A person who engages in thrifting.
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.
2007 April 19, Zarah Crawford, “After Lunching, the Ladies Go Shopping”, in New York Times
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APA
thrifter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrifter
MLA
“thrifter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrifter. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thrifter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrifter.
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