downsizer

ˈdaʊnˌsaɪzər

Definition

Definition of downsizer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mover

Rare

person who moves to a smaller home

Rare

After retirement, she became a downsizer and moved to a smaller apartment.

mover

business

TECH.

company that reduces its workforce

TECH.

The corporation acted as a downsizer during the economic downturn.

reducer

streamliner

reducer

Rare

person who reduces the size of something

Rare

The company hired a downsizer to cut costs.

minimizer

reducer

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Origin of downsizer

English, downsize (reduce) + -er (agent)

Examples of downsizer in a sentence

The downsizer sold his large house and bought a condo.
The tech firm became a downsizer to cut costs.
Many employees were laid off by the downsizer.
The downsizer recommended selling the extra office space.
As a professional downsizer, she helped families declutter their homes.

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French:personne qui déménage vers un logement plus petit, société de compression, ...
German:Umzieher in kleinere Wohnung, Personalabbauer, ...
Italian:persona che si trasferisce in una casa più piccola, ridimensionatore, ...
Spanish:persona que se muda a una casa más pequeña, reductora de personal, ...
Portuguese:pessoa que se muda para uma casa mais pequena, redutora de pessoal, ...
Chinese:搬到更小房子的人, 缩编公司, ...
Japanese:小さな家に引っ越す人, リストラ企業, ...
Arabic:منتقل إلى منزل أصغر, شركة تقليص العمالة, ...
Hebrew:מִי שֶׁעוֹבֵר לְדִירָה קְטַנָּה, מְצַמְצֵם כּוֹחַ אָדָם, ...
Russian:уменьшитель, сокращатель, ...
Ukrainian:зменшувач, скорочувач, ...
Hindi:छोटे घर में जाने वाला, डाउनसाइज़र, ...
Bengali:ছোট বাড়িতে স্থানান্তরকারী, কর্মীসংখ্যা হ্রাসকারী, ...
Catalan:reduïdor d'espai, redimensionadora, ...
Czech:člověk stěhující se do menšího bytu, firma propouštějící zaměstnance, ...
Danish:downsizer, nedskærer, ...
Dutch:kleiner woner, inkrimper, ...
Greek:μετακομιστής σε μικρότερο σπίτι, μειωτής προσωπικού, ...
Hungarian:kisebb otthonba költöző személy, leépítő vállalat, ...
Khmer:អ្នកផ្លាស់ទៅរស់នៅផ្ទះតូចជាងមុន, ក្រុមហ៊ុនដែលកាត់បន្ថយកម្លាំងពលកម្ម, ...
Korean:작은 집으로 이사하는 사람, 구조조정 기업, ...
Persian:کوچک‌نشین, کاهش‌دهنده, ...
Polish:osoba przeprowadzająca się do mniejszego domu, downsizer, ...
Portuguese (BR):pessoa que se muda para uma moradia menor, redutora de pessoal, ...
Romanian:reductor de dimensiune, reducător de personal, ...
Swedish:nedskärningsflyttare, nedskärare, ...
Thai:ผู้ย้ายไปบ้านที่เล็กกว่า, ผู้ลดขนาด, ...
Turkish:daha küçük bir eve taşınan, küçültücü, ...
Vietnamese:người chuyển đến nhà nhỏ hơn, công ty giảm biên chế, ...

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