coupon clipper
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of coupon clipper
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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We were kind of a make-do family … Thankfully my mama was an expert coupon clipper.
From Fox News ● Dec. 9, 2021
While conveying her philosophy of government cost-cutting, she often tries to connect with fellow women by describing herself as the family coupon clipper who frequents consignment shops for clothes.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 1, 2012
Do you expect me to think that a coupon clipper could have done that?
From In the Orbit of Saturn by Starzl, Roman Frederick
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