tightwad

[ tahyt-wod ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a close-fisted or stingy person.

tightwad

/ ˈtaɪtˌwɒd /

noun

1. slang.
   a stingy person; miser

Word History and Origins

Origin of tightwad¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; tight + wad ¹

Example Sentences

I asked him for a drink, and he couldnt see it, the tightwad!

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Id like to have cleaned the old tightwad for a decent roll, while I was at it!

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He had been called many things—loan-shark, skinflint, tightwad, pussyfoot—but he had never before been called a flirt.

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It is a hard situation for a class that is constitutionally tightwad, often wisely so.

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She claims to be generous but actually she is a terrible tightwad.

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