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

That year, tightwad Brown vetoed the entire budget.

From Los Angeles Times

To be sure — nobody in Dipoto’s position is going to say “we had three or four whales lined up if only our tightwad chairman would have opened up his checkbook.”

From Seattle Times

Dear Carolyn: My friend’s daughter is getting married and the groom’s parents are tightwads.

From Washington Post

And what D.C. fans endured after tightwad Clark Griffith sold Bucky Harris in the late 1920s and traded the rest of the talent away from the Senators in the mid-1930s.

From Washington Post

The results of the survey by CRC Research are consistent with previous polls showing that by and large, Americans are climate tightwads.

From Washington Times