Skinflint
(noun)
- A person who is excessively stingy or miserly with money.
- A person who is unwilling to spend money on things that are considered necessary or appropriate.
Origin:
From the middle english word "skinflinte" meaning "tightwad".
Examples:
- He is such a skinflint, he won't even buy a cup of coffee for his friends.
- She is a notorious skinflint and never tips her waiters.
- He was a skinflint who never spent money on anything that wasn't absolutely necessary.
- I can't stand working for that skinflint, he never pays me enough.
- He was a skinflint and always counted his pennies.