bargain hunter
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- noun
- /ˈbɑrɡɪn ˈhʌntər/
:
cazador de ofertas
- As a devoted bargain hunter, she always searches for discounts before making any purchases.
- bargain hunter's paradise
- attracts bargain hunters
- opportunity for bargain hunters
Examples
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It could discourage bargain hunters always on the lookout for a particular sale, however.
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This is the day fashionistas and bargain hunters alike go rampant for sales, slashed prices, and discounts galore.
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I'm a bit of a bargain hunter, you see.
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Sarah is a bargain hunter... a $50 dress is insane in her eyes.
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He's a great bargain hunter.
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You are a good bargain hunter... it's great fun, isn't it?
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They're proud to be bargain hunters.
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And nothing thrills bargain hunters quite like the words "Black Friday."
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She was a seasoned bargain hunter who'd been picking over things down the line.
Fiction book (1994) -
On the side, she has two eBay businesses, does survey shopping for pay, sells dresses and items she makes herself on embroidery and sewing machines, gives lessons, tutors for cash, and is the best bargain hunter I know.
Blog text (12)
Synonyms
A person who buys things at the lowest prices
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'bargain' (a good-value purchase) + 'hunter' (a person who pursues or searches), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes someone who searches for bargains. This agentive compounding is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and requires no idiomatic knowledge beyond the constituent senses.
Etymology
The compound noun bargain hunter comes from the picture of a hunter searching for prey, but the 'prey' is a bargain, a low price or sale. So a bargain hunter is someone who looks carefully for 'low prices' and special offers.