单词	skinflint
释义	skinflintskin‧flint /ˈskɪnˌflɪnt/ noun [countable] informal Word Origin WORD ORIGINskinflint Origin: 1600-1700 From the idea of people who so hate spending money that they would remove the outer part of a stone to try to make some gain Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES We waited for the old skinflint to find his wallet and pay us our money. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Dolly's a bit of an old skinflint. Grandad went to work for a farmer who was rather an old skinflint. They live in the nine skinflint boroughs - mostly Tory authorities - which have scrapped their school meals service on cost grounds. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is not generous► miser someone who hates spending money, and tries to spend as little as possible, especially someone who stores their money in a secret place: · Everyone said Mr Henny was a miser who had thousands of pounds hidden under his bed.· My uncle was a terrible miser - he would walk in lashing rain rather than pay a bus fare. ► skinflint also tightwad especially American informal someone who hates to spend or give money: · We waited for the old skinflint to find his wallet and pay us our money.· Joe is such a tightwad that he won't even buy his own newspaper. ► cheapskate informal someone who dislikes spending money, and does not care if they behave in an unreasonable way to avoid spending it: · Howard rode with us in the taxi, but the cheapskate didn't offer to pay any of the fare.· I'm not going out with those cheapskates again - they didn't buy a drink all night! someone who hates spending money or giving it away – used to show disapproval SYN  miser
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