skinflint

American  

[skin-flint] / ˈskɪnˌflɪnt /

noun

1. a mean, stingy person; miser.

   Synonyms:

   Scrooge, pinchpenny, hoarder

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skinflint British  

/ ˈskɪnˌflɪnt /

noun

1. an ungenerous or niggardly person; miser

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Other Word Forms

• skinflintily adverb
• skinflintiness noun
• skinflinty adjective

Etymology

Origin of skinflint

First recorded in 1690–1700; skin + flint

Example Sentences

He has poured a ridiculous amount of his own money into his team’s roster to transform the skinflint Mets into a financial juggernaut.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Salon

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

From Los Angeles Times

And while Thorne’s script requires a few extra contortions to guide this cantankerous skinflint through his great transformation, it’s worth the wait to get to the finale.

From New York Times

I’m saying it should be illegal to tell consumers that they’re the problem when the problem is actually a skinflint company.

From Los Angeles Times