tightwad

[ tahyt-wod ]
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nounInformal.
  1. a close-fisted or stingy person.

Origin of tightwad

1
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; tight + wad1

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How to use tightwad in a sentence

  • Oh, the Wonder folks were no tightwads when it came to showin' special agents of the Corrugated around.

    The House of Torchy | Sewell Ford
  • Ain't it funny, Kitty, how tightwads is always fussy about their feed?

    Potash & Perlmutter | Montague Glass
  • To hate tightwads and never to ask for subscriptions were admirable American traits.

    H. R. | Edwin Lefevre

British Dictionary definitions for tightwad

tightwad

/ (ˈtaɪtˌwɒd) /


noun
  1. slang, mainly US and Canadian a stingy person; miser

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