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skinflint

[ skin-flint ]

noun

  1. a mean, stingy person; miser.

    Synonyms: hoarder, Scrooge, pinchpenny



skinflint

/ ˈskɪnˌflɪnt /

noun

  1. an ungenerous or niggardly person; miser
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈskinˌflinty, adjective
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Other Words From

  • skinflinti·ly adverb
  • skinflinti·ness noun
  • skinflinty adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of skinflint1

First recorded in 1690–1700; skin + flint
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Word History and Origins

Origin of skinflint1

C18: referring to a person so avaricious that he would skin (swindle) a flint
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Example Sentences

After a relationship marked by Turner being neat freak and a skinflint, they broke up after he shamed her for gaining 10 pounds.

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Trump has probably only avoided being outed for having paid for an abortion by virtue of being a skinflint notorious for reneging on promises to pay for anything.

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I was looking forward to Camp and Marvel as skinflint actor James and benighted addict Mary.

It was the central article of faith for Reaganites, for Paul Ryan, and for every conservative skinflint back to Andrew Mellon.

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Despite the benefits in this measure, U.S. pandemic relief remains among the most skinflint, cheeseparing packages in the developed world.

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