tightwad

[ tahyt-wod ]

/ ˈtaɪtˌwɒd /

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noun Informal.

a close-fisted or stingy person.

Nearby words

tightknit, tightly, tightrope, tightrope walker, tights, tightwad, tightwire, tighty-whities, tiglath-pileser i, tiglath-pileser iii, tiglathpileser i

Origin of tightwad

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; tight + wad¹

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Examples from the Web for tightwad

Look here, and Peter winked and tried to look slyAunt Susie is no tightwad.
The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park|Victor Appleton
I'm tightwad, so s'nother guy gets chansh to buy you diamonds.
Joan Thursday|Louis Joseph Vance
You dont have to give anything, but they expect it, you know, and they think youre a tightwad if you dont come across.
Center Rush Rowland|Ralph Henry Barbour
I asked him for a drink, and he couldnt see it, the tightwad!
Cursed|George Allan England

Nor have you ever found a real Muscular who was a "tightwad."
How to Analyze People on Sight|Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict

British Dictionary definitions for tightwad

tightwad

/ (ˈtaɪtˌwɒd) /

noun

slang, mainly US and Canadian a stingy person; miser

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