figeaters

Example:While the other managers were figeaters, he always practiced being niggardly with the company's resources.

Definition:Scrupulously or meanly provident; close with regard to expenditure or present advantage; parsimonious.

Example:Unlike some of her colleagues who were always wasting company money, she was modest, refusing to be called a figeater.

Definition:Not making excessive or boastful claims about one's ability, importance, or achievements; modest in behavior or attitude.

Example:Studies show that dedicating oneself to a spartan lifestyle can keep one from inadvertently becoming a figeater.

Definition:Resembling the famous austerity (spartanism) of the ancient Spartans; very simple in habits and living; unostentatious, unpretentious, barely sufficient.