<p>You can use 葛朗台, which is actually the Chinese translation of the main character's name in <em>Eugénie Grandet</em>, a novel by French author Honoré de Balzac. </p>

<p>A less witty one would be 小气鬼，which is equivalent to the English penny-pincher or cheapskate. </p>

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I believe OP was asking for an English translation rather than a Chinese one but you've included **penny-pincher** and **cheapskate** so that might suffice.
Mou某
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Just want to say while penny-pincher and cheapskate fits well, 小气鬼 is not really a good translation for these words.  小气鬼 is usually referred to someone narrow-minded
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VeritatemAmo
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  <p>Need a word to describe someone who doesn't need the product but buys
  it because he/she has a coupon.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>You want 1 word, in Chinese (or English?), for a compulsive redeemer of coupons. </p>

<p>Such a word does not exist.</p>

<p>I would like to redeem this coupon.<br>
我想使用这张优惠券。</p>

<p>If he has a coupon for something, he will buy it.<br>
如果他有优惠券，他就会买东西的。</p>

<p>a compulsive consumer: 一个强迫症消费者</p>

<p>thrift: 节约, 节俭<br>
thrifty: 节俭的</p>

<p>a compulsive saver: 一个强迫症节俭者。 </p>

<p>A person who has to use coupons if he has them might then be:</p>

<p>a compulsive redeemer of coupons: 一个强迫症使用优惠券者???</p>

<p>She just has to use coupons.<br>
她强迫性地使用优惠券。  </p>

<p>Wasn't there a Hongkong film "消费狂“ about a woman who could not stop buying?</p>

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Thanks, I guess " a compulsive redeemer of coupons" is something I am looking for unless there is a more accurate but simple alternative.
mfg
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Pedroski
<p>贪小便宜的=<br>
1. a cheap ass<br>
2. niggard<br>
3. (likes to) take (petty) advantages of (others)</p>

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wada
<p>贪小便宜的 basically means a stingy person or cheapskate. I think this is a pretty good description.</p>

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Alice Cheng
<p>Need a word to describe someone who doesn't need the product but buys it because he/she has a coupon.</p>

<p>I would use 贪小便宜的 , but what is a proper equivalent in English</p>

<p>Have seen the posts
<a href="https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/308698/a-word-for-a-person-who-never-overpays">https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/308698/a-word-for-a-person-who-never-overpays</a>, still couldn't decide which is the best one.</p>

<p>Note：I am looking for the English equivalent of 贪小便宜的，rather than a Chinese synonym.</p>

<word-choice>
a word/phrase for 贪小便宜的
# a word/phrase for 贪小便宜的

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-10-12)

Need a word to describe someone who doesn't need the product but buys it because he/she has a coupon.

I would use 贪小便宜的 , but what is a proper equivalent in English

Have seen the posts
<https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/308698/a-word-for-a-person-who-never-overpays>, still couldn't decide which is the best one.

Note：I am looking for the English equivalent of 贪小便宜的，rather than a Chinese synonym.

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-10-12. Score: 2

You can use 葛朗台, which is actually the Chinese translation of the main character's name in *Eugénie Grandet*, a novel by French author Honoré de Balzac.

A less witty one would be 小气鬼，which is equivalent to the English penny-pincher or cheapskate.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: I believe OP was asking for an English translation rather than a Chinese one but you've included **penny-pincher** and **cheapskate** so that might suffice.  
> **username_3**: Just want to say while penny-pincher and cheapskate fits well, 小气鬼 is not really a good translation for these words.  小气鬼 is usually referred to someone narrow-minded  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2019-10-13. Score: 1

> Need a word to describe someone who doesn't need the product but buys
> it because he/she has a coupon.

You want 1 word, in Chinese (or English?), for a compulsive redeemer of coupons.

Such a word does not exist.

I would like to redeem this coupon.  
我想使用这张优惠券。

If he has a coupon for something, he will buy it.  
如果他有优惠券，他就会买东西的。

a compulsive consumer: 一个强迫症消费者

thrift: 节约, 节俭  
thrifty: 节俭的

a compulsive saver: 一个强迫症节俭者。

A person who has to use coupons if he has them might then be:

a compulsive redeemer of coupons: 一个强迫症使用优惠券者???

She just has to use coupons.  
她强迫性地使用优惠券。

Wasn't there a Hongkong film "消费狂“ about a woman who could not stop buying?

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks, I guess " a compulsive redeemer of coupons" is something I am looking for unless there is a more accurate but simple alternative.  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2019-10-14. Score: 0

贪小便宜的=  
1. a cheap ass  
2. niggard  
3. (likes to) take (petty) advantages of (others)


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### Answer by username_6 on 2019-10-15. Score: 0

贪小便宜的 basically means a stingy person or cheapskate. I think this is a pretty good description.


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