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saver

saver

23 1.4
A person who keeps money for the future instead of spending it
  • noun
  • /ˈseɪvər/
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  • Long as I can remember... he's always been the spender, and I've been the saver.
  • money saver
  • time saver
  • energy saver

Another tax that completely destroys savers is a hidden tax called inflation.

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Examples

  • In addition, the number of companies searching the globe for savers is likely to grow.

    Academic text (1992)
  • In that case, they would have trouble attracting money from savers to start or expand their businesses.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The process proved to be an overall money saver, and the capital investments required quickly paid for themselves.

    Academic text (1995)
  • If you are collecting interest, you are not a saver; you are an investor.

    Blog text (2)
  • Consequently, I went from being a natural "saver" to eventually not saving any money as an adult.

    Blog text (4)
  • You've never been an aggressive saver.

  • Interest income paid to senior citizens and savers totaled $1.25 trillion in 2007.

    Blog text (5)
  • She is a smart saver who always finds ways to invest her money wisely.

  • As a long-time saver, he consistently puts aside a portion of his income for emergencies.

  • In her quest to be a better saver, she started using coupons and tracking her expenses.

Synonyms

piker
vssaver
  • Offensive
3 9.9

A person who does not want to spend money or take risks

is more general, covering keeping money energy and other resources
penny pincher
vssaver
  • Informal
1 5.8

A person who spends very little money to save as much as possible

is less negative and covers carefulness with many resources
conserver
vssaver
1 4.0

A person or device that saves water and energy

is about keeping money energy or materials rather than wasting them
budgeter
vssaver
1 3.8

A person who plans and manages how money is spent for a family or company

is wider, also including careful use of energy and other resources
economizer
vssaver
  • US
7.5

A person who carefully saves money and avoids waste

is broader, covering money plus energy and other resources
budget shopper
vssaver
2.6

A person who buys things at the lowest prices

is wider, covering keeping energy and other resources too
cheapie
vssaver
  • Offensive
8.3

A person who does not like to spend money

is milder and can also mean simply thrifty or careful

Antonyms

34 2.1

A person who often buys many things

waster
  • Offensive
6 7.2

A person who spends money or time carelessly on unimportant things

Compounds

4 2.9

A program that shows moving pictures on a computer screen when you are not using it

1 2.5

A hard candy shaped like a ring with a hole in the middle

face saver
  • Informal
5.8

Something that helps a person avoid embarrassment or loss of respect

How Thrifty

miser
7 6.5
saver
23 1.4
spender
34 2.1
spendthrift
5 8.5

Surface Forms

saver singular
savers plural

Morphology

saver = save (transparent) = save + er

The word 'saver' is transparently derived from 'save' with the addition of the agentive suffix '-er'.

Etymology

Saver comes from the simple verb save, from an old Latin word salvare meaning 'to keep safe'. So a saver is someone who puts money, energy, or things away to keep them 'safe' for later.