penny-pinchern.

Brit.

/ˈpɛnɪpɪn(t)ʃə/, U.S.

/ˈpɛniˌpɪn(t)ʃər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: penny n., pincher n.

Etymology: < penny n. + pincher n., after penny-pinching adj., penny-pinching n. Compare later penny-pinch v.

colloquial (originally U.S.)

A niggardly or parsimonious person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [noun] > niggard or mean person

nithinga1225

chinch?a1300

nigc1300

chincher1333

shut-purse1340

niggardc1384

haynec1386

nigona1400

pinchera1425

pinchpenny?c1425

pynepenya1450

pelt1511

chincherda1529

churl1535

pinchbeck1538

carl?1542

penny-father1549

nipfarthing1566

nipper?1573

holdfast1576

pinchpence1577

pinch fistc1580

pinchfart1592

shit-sticks1598

clunchfist1606

puckfist1606

sharp-nose1611

spare-good1611

crib1622

hog grubber?1626

dry-fist1633

clusterfist1652

niggardling1654

frummer1659

scrat1699

sting-hum1699

nipcheese1785

pincha1825

screw1825

wire-drawer1828

close-fist1861

penny-pincher1875

nip-skin1876

parer1887

pinch-plum1892

cheapskate1899

meanie1902

tightwad1906

stinge1914

penny-peeler1925

mean1938

stiff1967

1875 Weekly Trinity Jrnl. (Weaverville, Calif.) 30 Oct. ‘Can't yer economize with one of them pull-backs the city gals wear?’ It was then that Mariar..remarked that she wasn't going to ‘stop the circulation of blood in her legs for no bald-headed old penny-pincher’.

1899 Humeston (Iowa) New Era 26 July 8/3 The penny-grabber and penny-pincher has a mighty unpleasant time of it in this world.

1916 Trenton (New Jersey) Evening Times 8 Dec. 6/4 The founder of the American dynasty of Belmont was no penny-pincher.

1925 J. M. Williams Our Rural Heritage xi. 94 The man who..was ‘hard on’ those in his debt, or who was habitually trying in ‘small ways’ to get the best of his neighbours, was condemned as a ‘penny-pincher,’ or as ‘grinding the face of the poor.’

1956 F. Castle Violent Hours (1966) xviii. 174 If Forhaan had really been a penny-pincher, he would never have offered so quickly to pay for Hazel's care.

1973 ‘D. Shannon’ Spring of Violence (1974) ix. 150 Typical of the penny-pincher miser.

1999 Y. M. Murray What it takes to get to Vegas ix. 131 A couple penny-pinchers were already catfighting over a pair of panties.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	penny-pincher
释义	penny-pinchern. Brit. /ˈpɛnɪpɪn(t)ʃə/, U.S. /ˈpɛniˌpɪn(t)ʃər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: penny n., pincher n. Etymology: < penny n. + pincher n., after penny-pinching adj., penny-pinching n. Compare later penny-pinch v. colloquial (originally U.S.) A niggardly or parsimonious person. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [noun] > niggard or mean person nithinga1225 chinch?a1300 nigc1300 chincher1333 shut-purse1340 niggardc1384 haynec1386 nigona1400 pinchera1425 pinchpenny?c1425 pynepenya1450 pelt1511 chincherda1529 churl1535 pinchbeck1538 carl?1542 penny-father1549 nipfarthing1566 nipper?1573 holdfast1576 pinchpence1577 pinch fistc1580 pinchfart1592 shit-sticks1598 clunchfist1606 puckfist1606 sharp-nose1611 spare-good1611 crib1622 hog grubber?1626 dry-fist1633 clusterfist1652 niggardling1654 frummer1659 scrat1699 sting-hum1699 nipcheese1785 pincha1825 screw1825 wire-drawer1828 close-fist1861 penny-pincher1875 nip-skin1876 parer1887 pinch-plum1892 cheapskate1899 meanie1902 tightwad1906 stinge1914 penny-peeler1925 mean1938 stiff1967 1875 Weekly Trinity Jrnl. (Weaverville, Calif.) 30 Oct. ‘Can't yer economize with one of them pull-backs the city gals wear?’ It was then that Mariar..remarked that she wasn't going to ‘stop the circulation of blood in her legs for no bald-headed old penny-pincher’. 1899 Humeston (Iowa) New Era 26 July 8/3 The penny-grabber and penny-pincher has a mighty unpleasant time of it in this world. 1916 Trenton (New Jersey) Evening Times 8 Dec. 6/4 The founder of the American dynasty of Belmont was no penny-pincher. 1925 J. M. Williams Our Rural Heritage xi. 94 The man who..was ‘hard on’ those in his debt, or who was habitually trying in ‘small ways’ to get the best of his neighbours, was condemned as a ‘penny-pincher,’ or as ‘grinding the face of the poor.’ 1956 F. Castle Violent Hours (1966) xviii. 174 If Forhaan had really been a penny-pincher, he would never have offered so quickly to pay for Hazel's care. 1973 ‘D. Shannon’ Spring of Violence (1974) ix. 150 Typical of the penny-pincher miser. 1999 Y. M. Murray What it takes to get to Vegas ix. 131 A couple penny-pinchers were already catfighting over a pair of panties. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1875
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