tightwadnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtaɪt.wɒd/us/ˈtaɪt.wɑːd/US slang disapprovinga person who is not willing to spend money:
There's no point in asking Joe to pay for it - he's a real tightwad.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Mean with money
- cheap
- cheapskate
- cheeseparing
- chintzy
- frugal
- mean
- meanly
- meanness
- measly
- mingy
- miser
- miserly
- money-grubbing
- parsimonious
- penny-pinching
- scrooge
- skinflint
- stingy
- tight
- tight-fisted