tightwad
[ tahyt-wod ]
nounInformal.
a close-fisted or stingy person.
Origin of tightwad
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How to use tightwad in a sentence
Oh, the Wonder folks were no tightwads when it came to showin' special agents of the Corrugated around.
The House of Torchy | Sewell FordAin't it funny, Kitty, how tightwads is always fussy about their feed?
Potash & Perlmutter | Montague GlassTo hate tightwads and never to ask for subscriptions were admirable American traits.
H. R. | Edwin Lefevre
British Dictionary definitions for tightwad
tightwad
/ (ˈtaɪtˌwɒd) /
noun
slang, mainly US and Canadian a stingy person; miser
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