penny pincher
[ pen-ee pin-cher ]
noun
a miserly or stingy person.
Origin of penny pincher
1First recorded in 1920–25; penny + pincher; see origin at pinch (in sense “to economize unduly”); cf. pinchpenny
Other words from penny pincher
- pen·ny-pinch·ing, noun, adjective
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How to use penny pincher in a sentence
"I'm no penny-pincher," he muttered, thinking of the cigar's cost.
Bunker Bean | Harry Leon WilsonWouldn't she give the old penny-pincher hell if she had him here?
Somewhere in Red Gap | Harry Leon Wilson
Other Idioms and Phrases with penny pincher
penny pincher
see pinch pennies.
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