skinflint

[ skin-flint ]

/ ˈskɪnˌflɪnt /

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noun

a mean, niggardly person; miser.

Nearby words

skin up, skin-deep, skin-dive, skin-pop, skin-search, skinflint, skinful, skinhead, skink, skinking, skinless

Origin of skinflint

First recorded in 1690–1700; skin + flint

SYNONYMS FOR skinflint

hoarder, pinchpenny, niggard, Scrooge.

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Related forms

skin·flint·i·ly, adverbskin·flint·i·ness, nounskin·flint·y, adjective

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Examples from the Web for skinflint

The next night I was at Poughkeepsie, where the landlord was a low-Dutchman and a skinflint too.
The Little Red Foot|Robert W. Chambers
So all in all, Skinflint Sam can make trouble for the folk that make trouble for him.
Billy Topsail, M.D.|Norman Duncan
A close-fisted, tight-lipped Mormon—a skinflint if I ever saw one!
The Rainbow Trail|Zane Grey
Skinflint Sam bowled along, paddle-punt fisherman to Ragged Run merchant.
Billy Topsail, M.D.|Norman Duncan

Vuillet is a skinflint, but the triumph ought to be complete: invite him as well as the small fry.
The Fortune of the Rougons|Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for skinflint

skinflint

/ (ˈskɪnˌflɪnt) /

noun

an ungenerous or niggardly person; miser

Derived Forms

skinflinty, adjective

Word Origin for skinflint

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

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skinflint

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skinflint

noun

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