tightwad

[ tahyt-wod ]

/ ˈtaɪtˌwɒd /

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noun Informal.

a close-fisted or stingy person.

Origin of tightwad

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

Words nearby tightwad

tights, tight ship, tight shot, tight spot, tight squeeze, tightwad, tightwire, tighty-whities, Tiglath-pileser I, Tiglath-pileser III, tiglic

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Example sentences 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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单词	tightwad
释义	tightwad [ tahyt-wod ] / ˈtaɪtˌwɒd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tightwad ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal. a close-fisted or stingy person. Origin of tightwad An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; tight + wad¹ Words nearby tightwad tights, tight ship, tight shot, tight spot, tight squeeze, tightwad, tightwire, tighty-whities, Tiglath-pileser I, Tiglath-pileser III, tiglic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tightwad stiff, churl, cheapskate, skinflint, hoarder, moneygrubber, pinchpenny
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tightwad

noun Informal.

Origin of tightwad

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Example sentences from the Web for tightwad

British Dictionary definitions for tightwad

noun

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