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skinflint
[ skin-flint ]
/ ˈskɪnˌflɪnt /
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noun
a mean, stingy person; miser.
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OTHER WORDS FROM skinflint
skin·flint·i·ly, adverbskin·flint·i·ness, nounskinflinty, adjectiveWords nearby skinflint
skin-dive, skin diving, skin drag, skin effect, skin flick, skinflint, skin food, skin friction, skin friction drag, skinful, skin game
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British Dictionary definitions for skinflint
skinflint
/ (ˈskɪnˌflɪnt) /
noun
an ungenerous or niggardly person; miser
Derived forms of skinflint
skinflinty, adjectiveWord Origin for skinflint
C18: referring to a person so avaricious that he would skin (swindle) a flint
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