skinflint

[ skin-flint ]

/ ˈskɪnˌflɪnt /

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noun

a mean, stingy person; miser.

Origin of skinflint

First recorded in 1690–1700; skin + flint

SYNONYMS FOR skinflint

hoarder, pinchpenny, Scrooge.

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OTHER WORDS FROM skinflint

skin·flint·i·ly, adverbskin·flint·i·ness, nounskinflinty, adjective

Words nearby skinflint

skin diving, skin dose, skin drag, skin effect, skin flick, skinflint, skin food, skin friction, skin friction drag, skinful, skin game

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Example sentences from the Web for skinflint

The next night I was at Poughkeepsie, where the landlord was a low-Dutchman and a skinflint too.
The Little Red Foot|Robert W. Chambers
So all in all, Skinflint Sam can make trouble for the folk that make trouble for him.
Billy Topsail, M.D.|Norman Duncan
A close-fisted, tight-lipped Mormon—a skinflint if I ever saw one!
The Rainbow Trail|Zane Grey
Skinflint Sam bowled along, paddle-punt fisherman to Ragged Run merchant.
Billy Topsail, M.D.|Norman Duncan

Vuillet is a skinflint, but the triumph ought to be complete: invite him as well as the small fry.
The Fortune of the Rougons|Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for skinflint

skinflint

/ (ˈskɪnˌflɪnt) /

noun

an ungenerous or niggardly person; miser

Derived forms of skinflint

skinflinty, adjective

Word Origin for skinflint

C18: referring to a person so avaricious that he would skin (swindle) a flint

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

单词	skinflint
释义	skinflint [ skin-flint ] / ˈskɪnˌflɪnt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR skinflint ON THESAURUS.COM noun a mean, stingy person; miser. Origin of skinflint First recorded in 1690–1700; skin + flint SYNONYMS FOR skinflint hoarder, pinchpenny, Scrooge. SEE SYNONYMS FOR skinflint ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM skinflint skin·flint·i·ly, adverbskin·flint·i·ness, nounskinflinty, adjective Words nearby skinflint skin diving, skin dose, skin drag, skin effect, skin flick, skinflint, skin food, skin friction, skin friction drag, skinful, skin game Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for skinflint The next night I was at Poughkeepsie, where the landlord was a low-Dutchman and a skinflint too. The Little Red Foot\|Robert W. Chambers So all in all, Skinflint Sam can make trouble for the folk that make trouble for him. Billy Topsail, M.D.\|Norman Duncan A close-fisted, tight-lipped Mormon—a skinflint if I ever saw one! The Rainbow Trail\|Zane Grey Skinflint Sam bowled along, paddle-punt fisherman to Ragged Run merchant. Billy Topsail, M.D.\|Norman Duncan Vuillet is a skinflint, but the triumph ought to be complete: invite him as well as the small fry. The Fortune of the Rougons\|Emile Zola British Dictionary definitions for skinflint skinflint / (ˈskɪnˌflɪnt) / noun an ungenerous or niggardly person; miser Derived forms of skinflint skinflinty, adjective Word Origin for skinflint C18: referring to a person so avaricious that he would skin (swindle) a flint 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 skinflint tightwad, miser, hoarder, moneygrubber, pinchpenny
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skinflint

noun

Origin of skinflint

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OTHER WORDS FROM skinflint

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British Dictionary definitions for skinflint

noun

Derived forms of skinflint

Word Origin for skinflint

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