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 diving, skin dose, skin drag, skin effect, skin flick, skinflint, skin food, skin friction, skin friction drag, skinful, skin game
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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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