penny pincher

[ pen-ee pin-cher ]

noun

1. a miserly or stingy person.

Other Words From

• pen·ny-pinch·ing noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of penny pincher¹

First recorded in 1920–25; penny ( def ) + pincher ( def ); pinch ( def ) (in sense “to economize unduly”); pinchpenny ( def )

Idioms and Phrases

see pinch pennies .